Bothropasin

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EC number 3.4.24.49 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 84788-89-6 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Bothropasin (EC 3.4.24.49, Bothrops jararaca venom metalloproteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of His⁵-Leu, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu, Tyr¹⁶-Leu and Phe²⁴-Phe in insulin B chain

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

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