EC number 3.4.23.39 ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 159447-18-4 | |
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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.
References
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