Ophiolysin

Ophiolysin (EC 3.4.24.51, Ophiophagus metalloendopeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of Asn3-Gln, Gln4-His, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, and Tyr16-Leu in insulin B chain
Ophiolysin
Identifiers
EC number3.4.24.51
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 the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

References

  1. Yamakawa Y, Omori-Satoh T (1988). "A protease in the venom of king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah): purification, characterization and substrate specificity on oxidized insulin B-chain". Toxicon. 26 (12): 1145–55. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(88)90299-1. PMID 3070833.
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