PROCOLLAGEN PEPTIDASE
\pɹə͡ʊkˈɒle͡ɪd͡ʒən pˈɛptɪdˌe͡ɪs], \pɹəʊkˈɒleɪdʒən pˈɛptɪdˌeɪs], \p_ɹ_əʊ_k_ˈɒ_l_eɪ_dʒ_ə_n p_ˈɛ_p_t_ɪ_d_ˌeɪ_s]\
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An extracellular endopeptidase which excises a block of peptides at the amino terminal, nonhelical region of the procollagen molecule with the formation of collagen. Absence or deficiency of the enzyme causes accumulation of procollagen which results in the inherited connective tissue disorder--dermatosparaxis. EC 3.4.24.14.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).