CPO
Description
The CPO (carboxypeptidase O) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 2.
CPO can refer to the human gene CPO, which encodes a carboxypeptidase enzyme.
CPO is a carboxypeptidase that primarily cleaves acidic amino acids from the ends of peptides and proteins. It can also break down hydrophobic amino acids at the end of these chains, favoring smaller residues over larger ones.
CPO is also known as -.
