Biology:Bothropasin

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Bothropasin
Identifiers
EC number3.4.24.49
CAS number84788-89-6
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Bothropasin (EC 3.4.24.49, Bothrops jararaca venom metalloproteinase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of His5-Leu, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, Tyr16-Leu and Phe24-Phe in insulin B chain

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of jararaca snake (Bothrops jararaca).

See also

References

  1. "Isolation and characterization of a proteolytic enzyme from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca (Jararaca)". Toxicon 20 (6): 955–72. 1982. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(82)90098-8. PMID 6819660. 

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