Atroxase

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EC number 3.4.24.43 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 181186-94-7 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Atroxase (EC 3.4.24.43) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of His⁵-Leu, Ser⁹-His, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu and Tyr¹⁶-Leu of insulin B chain

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).

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