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A sting in the (N-terminal) tail

Human aspartylglucosaminidase belongs to the newly recognized structural superfamily of Ntn aminohydrolases, which are characterized by the use of the side chain of the N-terminal amino acid as the nucleophile in catalysis.

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Artymiuk, P. A sting in the (N-terminal) tail. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2, 1035–1037 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb1295-1035

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