Mucrolysin

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EC number 3.4.24.54 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 85898-38-0 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Mucrolysin (EC 3.4.24.54, Trimeresurus metalloendopeptidase A, mucrotoxin A) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of Ser⁹-His, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu, Leu¹⁵-Tyr and Tyr¹⁶-Leu bonds in insulin B chain

This endopeptidase from the venom of Chinese habu snake (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus).

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