Plasmepsin II

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EC number 3.4.23.39 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 159447-18-4 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Plasmepsin II (EC 3.4.23.39, aspartic hemoglobinase II, PFAPD) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of the bonds linking certain hydrophobic residues in hemoglobin or globin. Also cleaves the small molecule substrates such as Ala-Leu-Glu-Arg-Thr-Phe-Phe(NO₂)-Ser-Phe-Pro-Thr

This enzyme is present in malaria organism, Plasmodium.

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