Thimet oligopeptidase, a widely distributed enzyme in most species, plays a role in the metabolism of short neuropeptides (under 20 a.a. residues long). Thimet Oligopeptidase has an influential role in cytoplasmic peptide degradation. Other functions of Thimet Oligopeptidase include the degradation of amyloid precursor protein and the production of amyloidogenic fragments.
