EC number 3.4.21.60 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 93389-45-8 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry | |
Scutelarin (EC 3.4.21.60, taipan activator, Oxyuranus scutellatus prothrombin-activating proteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Selective cleavage of Arg-Thr and Arg-Ile in prothrombin to form thrombin and two inactive fragmentsThis enzyme is isolated from the venom of the Taipan snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus).
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