EOG88SK88 GO:0004252 16/17 serine-type endopeptidase activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a catalytic mechanism that involves a catalytic triad consisting of a serine nucleophile that is activated by a proton relay involving an acidic residue (e.g. aspartate or glutamate) and a basic residue (usually histidine)." [GOC:mah, http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/about/glossary.htm#CATTYPE, ISBN:0716720094] EOG88SK88 GO:0006508 1/17 proteolysis biological_process "The hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds." [GOC:bf, GOC:mah] EOG88SK88 GO:0008236 1/17 serine-type peptidase activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a catalytic mechanism that involves a catalytic triad consisting of a serine nucleophile that is activated by a proton relay involving an acidic residue (e.g. aspartate or glutamate) and a basic residue (usually histidine)." [http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/about/glossary.htm#CATTYPE, ISBN:0716720094]