carnosinase

carnosinase

 [kahr´no-sĭ-nās] an enzyme that hydrolyzes carnosine (amino-acyl-l-histidine) and other dipeptides containing l-histidine into their constituent amino acids.

car·nos·in·ase

(kar'nō-si-nās), Mammalian enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of carnosine, producing histidine and β-alanine; a deficiency of the serum enzyme leads to elevated carnosine levels.

carnosinase

EC 3.4.13.3 Xaa-His dipeptidase. This is a deleted enzyme name, which is covered by:
• EC 3.4.13.18, cytosol nonspecific dipeptidase; and
• EC 3.4.13.20, beta-Ala-His dipeptidase.