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Stromelysin 1


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.

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