CATHEPSIN H

Uses

Cathepsin H has been used to determine the potential of aziridinyl peptides to act as inhibitors of this protein and potentially explore their therapeutic applications.

Biological Activity

Cathepsin H, derived from human liver, serves dual functions as both an aminopeptidase and an endopeptidase. It plays a significant role in the catabolism of proteins within lysosomes. Cathepsin H is classified as an endoaminopeptidase because it can hydrolyze proteins, N-terminal substituted proteins, amino acid derivatives, and peptides with different chain lengths and N-terminal free amino acid derivatives. This protein is also observed to exhibit amidase and esterase activity.