Ophiolysin

Ophiolysin
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.24.51
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Ophiolysin (EC 3.4.24.51, Ophiophagus metalloendopeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of Asn3-Gln, Gln4-His, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, and Tyr16-Leu in insulin B chain

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

References

  1. Yamakawa, Y.; Omori-Satoh, T. (1988). "A protease in the venom of king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah): purification, characterization and substrate specificity on oxidized insulin B-chain". Toxicon. 26: 1145–1155. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(88)90299-1. PMID 3070833.
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