PepB aminopeptidase

PepB aminopeptidase (, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium peptidase B) is an enzyme which catalyses the following chemical reaction:


 * Release of an N-terminal amino acid, Xaa, from a peptide or arylamide.

Xaa is preferably Glu or Asp, but may be other amino acids, including Leu, Met, His, Cys and Gln.