Adamalysin

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EC number 3.4.24.46 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 74812-51-4 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Adamalysin (EC 3.4.24.46, Crotalus adamanteus metalloendopeptidase, proteinase I and II, Crotalus adamanteus venom proteinase II, adamalysin II) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of Phe¹-Val, His⁵-Leu, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu, Leu¹⁵-Tyr, and Tyr¹⁶-Leu of insulin B chain

This enzyme is present in the venom of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus).

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