GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0008237 - metallopeptidase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0008237
- Name
- metallopeptidase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the hydrolysis of peptide bonds by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions.
