| id | GO:0008234 Detailed information
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| name | cysteine-type peptidase activity
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| namespace | molecular_function
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| alt_id | GO:0004220
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| def | "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile." [GOC:mah, http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/about/glossary.htm#CATTYPE]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "cysteine protease activity" EXACT []
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| synonym | "thiol protease activity" EXACT []
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| xref | EC:3.4.-.-
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| is_a | GO:0070011 ! peptidase activity, acting on L-amino acid peptides
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