Pycnoporopepsin

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EC number 3.4.23.30 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 77967-78-3 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Pycnoporopepsin (EC 3.4.23.30, proteinase Ia, Pycnoporus coccineus aspartic proteinase, Trametes acid proteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Similar to pepsin A, but narrower, cleaving only three bonds in the B chain of insulin: Ala¹⁴-Leu, Tyr¹⁶-Leu, and Phe²⁴-Phe

This enzyme is isolated from the basidiomycete Pycnoporus sanguineus.

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Pycnoporopepsin Wikipedia

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