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Leucolysin (EC 3.4.24.6, Leucostoma neutral proteinase, Leucostoma peptidase A) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Cleavage of Phe1-Val, His5-Leu, Ala14-Leu, Gly20-Glu, Gly23-Phe and Phe24-Phe bonds in insulin B chain as well as N-blocked dipeptides
This enzyme is isolated from the venom of the western cottonmouth moccasin snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma).
References
- ^ Wagner FW, Spiekerman AM, Prescott JM (September 1968). "Leucostoma peptidase A. Isolation and physical properties". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243 (17): 4486–93. PMID 5684005.
- ^ Spiekerman AM, Fredericks KK, Wagner FW, Prescott JM (February 1973). "Leucostoma peptidase A: a metalloprotease from snake venom". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 293 (2): 464–75. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(73)90353-7. PMID 4711816.
External links
- Leucolysin at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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