Ophiolysin

Updated on Nov 16, 2023

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EC number 3.4.24.51 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Ophiolysin (EC 3.4.24.51, Ophiophagus metalloendopeptidase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of Asn³-Gln, Gln⁴-His, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu, and Tyr¹⁶-Leu in insulin B chain

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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