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Cysteine Proteases

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Definition: A subclass of peptide hydrolases that depend on a CYSTEINE residue for their activity.  do not confuse with CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES   
Examples Cathepsin C; Cathepsin Z; Cysteine Endopeptidases 		Other names Proteinases, Cysteine; Proteinase, Cysteine; Proteases, Cysteine; Protease, Cysteine; Cysteine Proteinase; Cysteine Protease; Cysteine Proteinases
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
OTLD1 protein, Arabidopsis  EC 3.4.-   *Arabidopsis Proteins *Cysteine Proteases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 Jul 5;108(27):11157-62
RD21 protein, Arabidopsis  EC 3.4.-   *Arabidopsis Proteins *Cysteine Proteases. J Biol Chem 2010 Apr 30;285(18):13550-60
LAP3 protein, S cerevisiae  EC 3.4.22.40   *Aminopeptidases *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins *Cysteine Proteases. J Biol Chem 1992 Oct 25;267(30):21570-6

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