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).
See also
References
- ^ 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. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(82)90098-8. PMID 6819660.
External links
- Bothropasin at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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