Miriam Tempra

I. INTRODUCTIONProteolytic enzymes are involved in a great variety of physiological processes and their action can be divided into two different categories. Firstly, limited proteolysis, in which a protease cleaves only one or a limited number of peptide bonds of a target protein leading to the activation or maturation of the formerly inactive protein. Secondly, unlimited proteolysis, in which pro ...