How do bacterial serine proteases differ from their eukaryotic orthologs?
A) The catalytic triad has different amino acids
B) They are not inhibited by diisopropylfluorophospate
C) They are not synthesized as zymogens
D) They have only one catalytic domain
E) They show no homology with mammalian serine proteases

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Bacterial serine proteases are often not synthesized as inactive precursors (zymogens), unlike many eukaryotic serine proteases.

How Do Bacterial Serine Proteases Differ from Their Eukaryotic Orthologs