Ruberlysin

Ruberlysin (EC 3.4.24.48, Crotalus ruber metalloendopeptidase II, hemorrhagic toxin II) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, Tyr16-Leu and Gly23-Phe bonds in the B chain of insulin; His-Pro, Pro-Phe, and Trp-Ser of angiotensin I; and Gly-Phe of Met enkephalin
Ruberlysin
Identifiers
EC number3.4.24.48
CAS number846020-01-7
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 red rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber ruber).

References

  1. Mori N, Nikai T, Sugihara H, Tu AT (February 1987). "Biochemical characterization of hemorrhagic toxins with fibrinogenase activity isolated from Crotalus ruber ruber venom". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 253 (1): 108–21. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(87)90643-6. PMID 2949699.
  2. Takeya H, Onikura A, Nikai T, Sugihara H, Iwanaga S (November 1990). "Primary structure of a hemorrhagic metalloproteinase, HT-2, isolated from the venom of Crotalus ruber ruber". Journal of Biochemistry. 108 (5): 711–9. PMID 2081731.
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