Glutaminyl cyclases (QCs) catalyze the formation of pyroglutamic acid at the N-terminus of several peptides and proteins...
Keywords: glutaminyl cyclase, pathogenesis-related proteins, pyroglutamic acid
02/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterSeveral mammalian peptide hormones and proteins from plant and animal origin contain an N-terminal pyroglutamic acid (pGlu) residue...
Keywords: posttranslational modification, protein maturation, pyroglutamic acid
08/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter