Bothrolysin

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EC number 3.4.24.50 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 443890-65-1 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Bothrolysin (EC 3.4.24.50, Bothrops metalloendopeptidase J, J protease) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of Gln⁴-His, Ser⁹-His and Ala¹⁴-Leu of insulin B chain and Pro-Phe of angiotensin I

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of the jararaca snake (Bothrops jararaca).

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