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Prepilin peptidase (EC 3.4.23.43) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction Typically cleaves a -Gly-Phe- bond to release an N-terminal basic peptide of 5-8 residues from type IV prepilin and then N-methylates the new N-terminal amino group the methyl donor being S-adenosyl-L-methionineThis enzyme is present on the surface of many species of bacteria.

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