Asclepain

Asclepain
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.22.7
CAS number 37288-80-5
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Asclepain (EC 3.4.22.7) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Similar to that of papain

This enzyme is isolated from the latex of milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.

References

  1. Brockbank, W.J.; Lynn, K.R. (1979). "Purification and preliminary characterization of two asclepains from the latex of Asclepias syriaca L. (milkweed)". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 578: 13–22. doi:10.1016/0005-2795(79)90107-7. PMID 36921.

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