GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0070006 - metalloaminopeptidase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0070006
- Name
- metalloaminopeptidase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a single N-terminal amino acid residue from a polypeptide chain 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.
