Scutelarin
Scutelarin (EC 3.4.21.60, taipan activator, Oxyuranus scutellatus prothrombin-activating proteinase) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Selective cleavage of Arg-Thr and Arg-Ile in prothrombin to form thrombin and two inactive fragments
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| EC number | 3.4.21.60 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 93389-45-8 | ||||||||
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| 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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This enzyme is isolated from the venom of the Taipan snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus).
References
- Walker FJ, Owen WG, Esmon CT (March 1980). "Characterization of the prothrombin activator from the venom of Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus (taipan venom)". Biochemistry. 19 (5): 1020–3. doi:10.1021/bi00546a029. PMID 6986908.
- Speijer H, Govers-Riemslag JW, Zwaal RF, Rosing J (October 1986). "Prothrombin activation by an activator from the venom of Oxyuranus scutellatus (Taipan snake)". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 261 (28): 13258–67. PMID 3531198.
External links
- Scutelarin at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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