... pre-cursor, they are probably located in the cytosol. There-fore, aspartyl aminopeptidase activity may be related to the metabolism of cytosolic peptides, particularlyduring the final step in their ... belong to the M18 family of metal-loprotease, comprise 12 identical subunits, and the activity of these enzymes is inhibited by EDTA [4,5].These two enzymes may be related evolutionarily. The substrate ... specificity, and these aminopeptid-ases lie within the same group of the dendrogram.Proteins in this group, such as those from Schizosac-charomyces pombe, Caenorhabditis elegans and Arabid-opsis thaliana,...