Fibrolase

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EC number 3.4.24.72 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 116036-70-5 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Fibrolase (EC 3.4.24.72, fibrinolytic proteinase, Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix metalloproteinase, Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix venom metalloproteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of -Ala¹⁴-Leu- in insulin B chain and -Lys⁴¹³-Leu- in Aalpha-chain of fibrinogen

This enzyme is present in the venom of the southern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix).

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