Term Name: endopeptidase activity
Synonyms: elastase activity, endoprotease activity, proteasome endopeptidase activity, proteinase
Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004175]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: peptidase activity
has subtype: aspartic-type endopeptidase activity cysteine-type endopeptidase activity glutamic-type endopeptidase activity metalloendopeptidase activity oligopeptidase activity peptidoglycan endopeptidase activity serine-type endopeptidase activity threonine-type endopeptidase activity
negatively regulated by: endopeptidase inhibitor activity negative regulation of endopeptidase activity
positively regulated by: endopeptidase activator activity positive regulation of endopeptidase activity
regulated by: endopeptidase regulator activity regulation of endopeptidase activity