Stromelysin 1 |
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| Stromelysin; Metalloproteinase 3, Matrix | |
| An extracellular endopeptidase of vertebrate tissues similar to INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE. It digests proteoglycan, fibronectin, collagen types III, IV, V, and IX, and activates procollagenase. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 3.4.24.17. | |