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Magnolysin

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EC number
  
3.4.24.62

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ExPASy
  
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CAS number
  
162875-09-4

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BRENDA entry

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Magnolysin (EC 3.4.24.62, bovine neurosecretory granule protease cleaving pro-oxytocin/neurophysin, pro-oxytocin/neurophysin convertase, prooxyphysin proteinase, pro-oxytocin convertase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of polypeptides with Arg or Lys in P1 and P2, e.g. to hydrolyse pro-oxytocin at -Lys-Arg-Ala-Val-.

This endopeptidase is present in bovine pituitary neurosecretory granules.

References

Magnolysin Wikipedia