Enzyme Function |
FUNCTION: Complexes with metalloproteinases (such as collagenases) and irreversibly inactivates them by binding to their catalytic zinc cofactor. Known to act on MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-8, MMP-9, MMP-10, MMP-13, MMP-14, MMP-15, MMP-16 and MMP-19. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11710594, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2554304, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2793861}. |