Limulus clotting factor B

Limulus clotting factor B
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.21.85
CAS number 848851-53-6
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Limulus clotting factor B (EC 3.4.21.85) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Selective cleavage of -Arg98-Ile- bond in limulus proclotting enzyme to form active clotting enzyme

From the hemocyte granules of the horseshoe crabs Limulus and Tachypleus.

References

  1. Nakamura, T.; Horiuchi, T.; Morita, T.; Iwanaga, S. (1986). "Purification and properties of intracellular clotting factor, factor B, from horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) hemocytes". J. Biochem. (Tokyo). 99: 847–857. PMID 3519594.
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