Bothropasin

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
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

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

See also

References

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