UniProt functional annotation for P50848

UniProt code: P50848.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Broad specificity carboxypetidase that releases amino acids sequentially from the C-terminus, including neutral, aromatic, polar and basic residues. Has lower activity with substrates ending with His or Trp. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19544567}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Release of a C-terminal amino acid with broad specificity, except for -Pro.; EC=3.4.17.19; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:19544567};
Cofactor: Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:19544567}; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19544567};
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19544567}.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase M32 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.