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Adamalysin

Class of enzymes

Summary

Class of enzymes

Field	Value
Name	Adamalysin
EC_number	3.4.24.46
CAS_number	74812-51-4

Adamalysin (, Crotalus adamanteus metalloendopeptidase, proteinase I and II, Crotalus adamanteus venom proteinase II, adamalysin II) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

: Cleavage of Phe1-Val, His5-Leu, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, Leu15-Tyr, and Tyr16-Leu of insulin B chain

This enzyme is present in the venom of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus).

References

(November 1978). "Purification and some properties of two proteinases from Crotalus adamanteus venom that inactivate human alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor". The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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