Reaction: Hydrolysis of proteins, but not Bz-Tyr-OEt, Ac-Phe-β-naphthylester, or Bz-Arg-OEt
Other names: E. coli cytoplasmic proteinase; proteinase So; Escherichia coli serine proteinase So
Comments: An Escherichia coli cytoplasmic endopeptidase formerly included in EC 3.4.21.14. Inhibited by Tos-Phe-CH2Cl, but not by Tos-Lys-CH2Cl
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 81611-83-8
References
1. Goldberg, A.L., Swamy, K.H.S., Chung, C.H. and Larimore, F.S. Proteases in Escherichia coli. Methods Enzymol. 80 (1981) 680-702.
2. Chung, C.H. and Goldberg, A.L. Purification and characterization of protease So, a cytoplasmic serine protease in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 154 (1983) 231-238. [PMID: 6339474]