Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Metalloendopeptidases
Reaction(IUBMB)
Cleavage of only the single bond Ala14!Leu in the insulin B chain, Ser12!Leu in the A chain, and Ile!Gly, Pro!Ala, and Ser!Trp in melittin
Comment
A 56 kDa hemorrhagic endopeptidase from the venom of the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) that cleaves basement membrane, hide powder and fibrinogen.