Ananain

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EC number 3.4.22.31 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 119129-70-3 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Ananain (EC 3.4.22.31, stem bromelain, fruit bromelain) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of proteins with broad specificity for peptide bonds. Best reported small molecule substrate Bz-Phe-Val-Arg-NHMec

This enzyme is isolated from stem of pineapple plant, Ananas comosus.

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