GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0016807 - cysteine-type carboxypeptidase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0016807
- Name
- cysteine-type carboxypeptidase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a single C-terminal amino acid residue from a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile.
