A copper protein. The enzyme binds two copper ions with distinct roles during catalysis. Peptidylglycines with a neutral amino acid residue in the penultimate position are the best substrates for the enzyme. The product is unstable and dismutates to glyoxylate and the corresponding desglycine peptide amide, a reaction catalysed by EC 4.3.2.5 peptidylamidoglycolate lyase. In mammals, the two activities are part of a bifunctional protein. Involved in the final step of biosynthesis of alpha-melanotropin and related biologically active peptides.
A copper protein. The enzyme binds two copper ions with distinct roles during catalysis. Peptidylglycines with a neutral amino acid residue in the penultimate position are the best substrates for the enzyme. The product is unstable and dismutates to glyoxylate and the corresponding desglycine peptide amide, a reaction catalysed by EC 4.3.2.5 peptidylamidoglycolate lyase. In mammals, the two activities are part of a bifunctional protein. Involved in the final step of biosynthesis of alpha-melanotropin and related biologically active peptides.
C-terminally amidation of a range of peptides by the copper-dependent enzyme, peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase, PAM. PAM-dependent amidation of POMC peptides in AtT20 cells
C-terminally amidation of a range of peptides by the copper-dependent enzyme, peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase, PAM. PAM-dependent amidation of POMC peptides in AtT20 cells
peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase (PAM) is solely responsible for catalysis of amidation, a biologically important posttranslational modification. Peptide substrate amidation is strikingly sensitive to the exposure of cells to moderate hypoxia, physiological effects of hypoxia may be PAM-dependent. PHM-dependent amidation of POMC peptides is sensitive to oxygen in AtT20 cells. Enzyme PHM is essential for development in Drosophila melanogaster. Peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase (PAM) is solely responsible for catalysis of amidation, a biologically important posttranslational modification. Peptide substrate amidation is strikingly sensitive to the exposure of cells to moderate hypoxia, physiological effects of hypoxia may be PAM-dependent. Because PAM-dependent amidation is irreversible, bi-directional responses that rapidly upregulate and downregulate levels of amidation can only be observed on rapidly turned-over PAM substrates