Entry |
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Name |
ficain;
ficin;
debricin;
higueroxyl delabarre
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Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Cysteine endopeptidases
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
Similar to that of papain
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Comment |
The major proteolytic component of the latex of fig, Ficus glabrata. Cysteine endopeptidases with similar properties are present in other members of the large genus Ficus. In peptidase family C1 (papain family).
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History |
EC 3.4.22.3 created 1961 as EC 3.4.4.12, transferred 1972 to EC 3.4.22.3
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Reference |
1 |
Authors |
Liener, I.E. and Friedenson, B. |
Title |
Ficin. |
Journal |
Methods Enzymol 19:261-273 (1970) |
Reference |
2 |
Authors |
Brocklehurst, K., Willenbrock, F. and Salih, E. |
Title |
Cysteine proteinases. |
Journal |
In: Neuberger, A. and Brocklehurst, K. (Eds.), New Comprehensive Biochemistry: Hydrolytic Enzymes, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1987, p. 39-158. |
Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 3.4.22.3 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.4.22.3 |
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