ENZYME entry: EC 3.4.23.4
Accepted Name |
Chymosin.
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Alternative Name(s) |
Rennin. |
Reaction catalysed |
Broad specificity similar to that of pepsin A. Clots milk by cleavage of a single 104-Ser-Phe-|-Met-Ala-107 bond in kappa-chain of casein |
Comment(s) |
- Neonatal gastric enzyme with high milk clotting and weak general
proteolytic activity, formed from prochymosin.
- Found among mammals with postnatal uptake of immunoglobins.
- Belongs to peptidase family A1.
- Formerly EC 3.4.4.3.
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Cross-references |
PROSITE | PDOC00128 |
BRENDA | 3.4.23.4 |
EC2PDB | 3.4.23.4 |
ExplorEnz | 3.4.23.4 |
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.23.4 |
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.23.4 |
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.23.4 |
IntEnz | 3.4.23.4 |
MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.23.4 |
MetaCyc | 3.4.23.4 |
Rhea expert-curated reactions | 3.4.23.4 |
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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