ENTRY EC 3.4.24.41
NAME Atrolysin B
Crotalus atrox metalloendopeptidase b
Hemorrhagic toxin b (Ht-b)
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
Metalloendopeptidases
REACTION Cleavage of His5+Leu, His10+Leu, Ala14+Leu, Tyr16+Leu and
Gly23+Phe of insulin B chain; identical to the cleavage of
insulin B chain by atrolysin C. Also cleaves +Ser bonds in
glucagon.
SUBSTRATE Protein
Peptide
H2O
PRODUCT Protein
Peptide
COFACTOR Metal
COMMENT From the venom of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus
atrox). Mr = 24 kDa.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.24.41
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.24.41
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