Limulus clotting factor B

Limulus clotting factor B
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.21.85
CAS number 848851-53-6
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Limulus clotting factor B (EC 3.4.21.85) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Selective cleavage of -Arg98-Ile- bond in limulus proclotting enzyme to form active clotting enzyme

From the hemocyte granules of the horseshoe crabs Limulus and Tachypleus.

References

  1. Nakamura, T., Horiuchi, T., Morita, T. and Iwanaga, S. (1986). "Purification and properties of intracellular clotting factor, factor B, from horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) hemocytes". J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 99: 847–857. PMID 3519594.

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