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Envelysin

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EC number
  
3.4.24.12

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

CAS number
  
50812-13-0

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

Envelysin (EC 3.4.24.12, sea-urchin-hatching proteinase, hatching enzyme, chorionase, chorion-digesting proteinase, chymostrypsin, sea urchin embryo hatching enzyme) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of proteins of the fertilization envelope and dimethylcasein

This enzyme is a glycoprotein from various members of the class Echinoidea.

References

Envelysin Wikipedia