Talk:Aspartic protease

Classification and evolution out of date
There are several described superfamilies of aspartic proteases, each containing several families. The superfamilies are likely the results of independent, convergent evolution. (See MEROPS). The classification and evolution sections will need to be updated. T.Shafee(Evo&#65120;Evo)talk 23:55, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Classification updated. T.Shafee(Evo&#65120;Evo)talk 11:53, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ I've removed the following text which only describes one family. A broader, more inclusive evolution section would be a valuable addition. T.Shafee(Evo&#65120;Evo)talk 11:53, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

==Evolution== All aspartate proteases have a highly conserved sequence of Asp-Thr-Gly. In general, with the exception of HIV - a dimer of two identical subunits - these enzymes are monomeric enzymes consisting of two, nearly-symmetrical domains. Because of this organisation, it is thought that these domains may have arisen through ancestral gene duplication.

The picture of the mechanism is wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartic_protease#/media/File:Aspartyl_protease_mechanism.png. In the image the O of the product is negatively charged, but this needs to be OH. 131.155.203.112
 * Finally got around to making this correction (it fell off my todo list). Eventually I'll hopefully remake the image entirely in a cleaner style. T.Shafee(Evo &#38; Evo)talk 13:13, 2 September 2017 (UTC)