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Entry
EC 3.4.23.4                 Enzyme                                 
Name
chymosin;
rennin (but this should be avoided since it leads to confusion with renin)
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Aspartic endopeptidases
BRITE hierarchy
Reaction(IUBMB)
Broad specificity similar to that of pepsin A. Clots milk by cleavage of a single Ser-Phe105!Met-Ala bond in kappa-chain of casein
Comment
Neonatal gastric enzyme with high milk clotting and weak general proteolytic activity, formed from prochymosin. Found among mammals with postnatal uptake of immunoglobulins. In peptidase family A1(pepsin A family)
Orthology
K01378  
chymosin
Genes
PTR: 
PPS: 
GGO: 
PON: 
MMU: 
229697(Cym)
RNO: 
56825(Cym)
CFA: 
AML: 
FCA: 
BTA: 
529879(CYM)
SSC: 
100627040 396864(CYM)
MDO: 
100030263
SHR: 
100932628
OAA: 
100077212
GGA: 
395926
MGP: 
100539842
TGU: 
100225946
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Taxonomy
Reference
1  [PMID:5330666]
  Authors
Foltmann B.
  Title
A review on prorennin and rennin.
  Journal
C. R. Trav. Lab. Carlsberg. 35 (1966) 143-231.
Reference
2  [PMID:6283469]
  Authors
Harris TJ, Lowe PA, Lyons A, Thomas PG, Eaton MA, Millican TA, Patel TP, Bose CC, Carey NH, Doel MT.
  Title
Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of cDNA coding for calf preprochymosin.
  Journal
Nucleic. Acids. Res. 10 (1982) 2177-87.
  Organism
Bos taurus [GN:bta]
Reference
3  [PMID:3128264]
  Authors
Visser S, Slangen CJ, van Rooijen PJ.
  Title
Peptide substrates for chymosin (rennin). Interaction sites in kappa-casein-related sequences located outside the (103-108)-hexapeptide region that fits into the enzyme's active-site cleft.
  Journal
Biochem. J. 244 (1987) 553-8.
  Organism
Bos taurus [GN:bta]
Other DBs
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IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 
CAS: 
9001-98-3
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