ENTRY EC 3.4.24.47
NAME Horrilysin
Crotalus horridus metalloendopeptidase
Hemorrhagic proteinase IV
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
Metalloendopeptidases
REACTION Cleavage of only the single bond Ala14+Leu in the insulin B
chain, Ser12+Leu in the A chain, and Ile+Gly, Pro+Ala, and
Ser+Trp in melittin.
SUBSTRATE Protein
Peptide
H2O
PRODUCT Protein
Peptide
COFACTOR Metal
COMMENT A 56 kDa hemorrhagic endopeptidase from the venom of the timber
rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) that cleaves basement
membrane, hide powder and fibrinogen.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.24.47
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.24.47
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