Venombin AB

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EC number 3.4.21.55 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 104003-74-9 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Venombin AB (EC 3.4.21.55, gabonase, okinaxobin II, Bitis gabonica venom serine proteinase, afaâ, cytin) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Selective cleavage at Arg- bonds in fibrinogen to form fibrin and release fibrinopeptides A and B

This enzyme is isolated from the venom of the Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica.

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