Atrolysin A

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EC number 3.4.24.1 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 37288-82-7 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Atrolysin A (EC 3.4.24.1, Crotalus atrox metalloendopeptidase a, hemorrhagic toxin a, Crotalus atrox alpha-proteinase, Crotalus atrox proteinase, bothropasin) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of Asn³-Gln, His⁵-Leu, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu and Tyr¹⁶-Leu in insulin B chain; removes C-terminal Leu from small peptides

This endopeptidase is one of six hemorrhagic toxins in the venom of western diamondback rattlesnake.

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