EC number 3.4.24.47 ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 84056-81-5 | |
Horrilysin (EC 3.4.24.47, Crotalus horridus metalloendopeptidase, hemorrhagic proteinase IV, Crotalus horridus horridus venom hemorrhagic proteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Cleavage of only the single bond Ala14-Leu in the insulin B chain, Ser12-Leu in the A chain, and Ile-Gly, Pro-Ala, and Ser-Trp in melittin
This endopeptidase is present in the venom of the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus)
References
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