Oviductin

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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EC number 3.4.21.120 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Oviductin (EC 3.4.21.120, oviductal protease) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Preferential cleavage at Gly-Ser-Arg373- of glycoprotein gp43 in Xenopus laevis coelemic egg envelope to yield gp41

This enzyme is also found in the Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus).

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