ENTRY       EC 3.4.22.31
NAME        Ananain
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
            Cysteine endopeptidases
REACTION    Hydrolysis of proteins with broad specificity for peptide bonds.
            Best reported small molecule substrate Bz-Phe-Val-Arg+NHMec, but
            broader specificity than fruit bromelain.
SUBSTRATE   Protein
            Peptide
            H2O
PRODUCT     Protein
            Peptide
COMMENT     From stem of pineapple plant, Ananas comosus. Differs from stem
            and fruit bromelains in being inhibited by chicken cystatin.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.22.31
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.22.31
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