Bothrolysin
| Bothrolysin | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.4.24.50 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 443890-65-1 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Bothrolysin (EC 3.4.24.50, Bothrops metalloendopeptidase J, J protease) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Cleavage of Gln4-His, Ser9-His and Ala14-Leu of insulin B chain and Pro-Phe of angiotensin I
This endopeptidase is present in the venom of the jararaca snake (Bothrops jararaca).
References
[edit]- ^ Tanizaki MM, Zingali RB, Kawazaki H, Imajoh S, Yamazaki S, Suzuki K (1989). "Purification and some characteristics of a zinc metalloprotease from the venom of Bothrops jararaca (jararaca)". Toxicon. 27 (7): 747–55. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(89)90041-x. PMID 2781574.
External links
[edit]- Bothrolysin at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
