Bothrolysin

Bothrolysin
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.24.50
CAS number 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

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

  1. Tanizaki, M.M., Zingali, R.B., Kawazaki, H., Imajoh, S., Yamazaki, S. and Suzuki, K. (1989). "Purification and some characteristics of a zinc metalloprotease from the venom of Bothrops jararaca (jararaca)". Toxicon 27: 747–755. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(89)90041-x. PMID 2781574.

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