cysteine-type peptidase activity

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Accession
GO:0008234
Ontology
molecular function
Synonyms
alt_id: GO:0004220
exact: cysteine protease activity
exact: thiol protease activity
Definition
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile. [source: GOC:mah, http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/about/about_9.htm#CATTYPE]
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