EC 3.4.24.65: Macrophage elastase
Reaction catalysed:
Hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin (1). Specific cleavages are also produced at -Ala(14)-|-Leu- and -Tyr(16)-|-Leu- in the B chain of insulin (2).
Systematic name:
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Alternative Name(s):
- Human macrophage metalloelastase (HME)
- Matrix metalloproteinase 12
- Metalloelastase