Limulus clotting enzyme

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EC number 3.4.21.86 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Limulus clotting enzyme (EC 3.4.21.86, clotting enzyme) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Selective cleavage of -Arg¹⁸- and -Arg⁴⁷- bonds in coagulogen to form coagulin and fragments

This enzyme is present in the hemocyte granules of horseshoe crabs Limulus and Tachypleus.

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