A peptidase of family?S1?(trypsin family) formed by activation of proelastase II from mammalian pancreas by trypsin. Usually, only one of the pancreatic elastases (see also EC?3.4.21.36) is expressed in a given species; human pancreatic elastase is of type II.
Cofactor
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Preferential cleavage: Leu-|-Xaa, Met-|-Xaa and Phe-|-Xaa. Hydrolyzes elastin.