Venombin AB

Venombin AB
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.21.55
CAS number 104003-74-9
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Venombin AB (EC 3.4.21.55, gabonase, okinaxobin II, Bitis gabonica venom serine proteinase, afaâ, cytin) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Selective cleavage at Arg- bonds in fibrinogen to form fibrin and release fibrinopeptides A and B

This enzyme is isolated from the venom of the Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica.

References

  1. Pirkle, H.; Theodor, I.; Miyada, D.; Simmons, G. (1986). "Thrombin-like enzyme from the venom of Bitis gabonica. Purification, properties and coagulant actions". J. Biol. Chem. 261: 8830–8835. PMID 3522580.
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