Meprin B

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EC number 3.4.24.63 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 150679-52-0 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Meprin B (EC 3.4.24.63, meprin-b) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of proteins, including azocasein, and peptides. Hydrolysis of -His⁵-Leu-, -Leu⁶-Cys-, -Ala¹⁴-Leu- and -Cys¹⁹-Gly- bonds in insulin B chain

This membrane-bound metalloendopeptidase is present in mouse intestines.

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