aminopeptidase activity (GO:0004177)

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of N-terminal amino acid residues from in a polypeptide chain.

Specific

cysteine-type aminopeptidase activity (GO:0070005) dipeptidyl-peptidase activity (GO:0008239) metalloaminopeptidase activity (GO:0070006) serine-type aminopeptidase activity (GO:0070009) tripeptide aminopeptidase activity (GO:0045148)

References

gene ontology: GO:0004177