Bothropasin

Bothropasin
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EC no.3.4.24.49
CAS no.84788-89-6
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Bothropasin (EC 3.4.24.49, Bothrops jararaca venom metalloproteinase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of His5-Leu, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, Tyr16-Leu and Phe24-Phe in insulin B chain

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of jararaca snake (Bothrops jararaca).

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References

  1. ↑ Mandelbaum FR, Reichel AP, Assakura MT (1982). "Isolation and characterization of a proteolytic enzyme from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca (Jararaca)". Toxicon. 20 (6): 955–72. Bibcode:1982Txcn...20..955M. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(82)90098-8. PMID 6819660.