Tripeptide aminopeptidase

Tripeptide aminopeptidase (, tripeptidase, aminotripeptidase, aminoexotripeptidase, lymphopeptidase, imidoendopeptidase, peptidase B, alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidase, peptidase T) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:


 * Release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide

This is a zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues.