KEGG   ENZYME: 3.4.23.2
Entry
EC 3.4.23.2                 Enzyme                                 
Name
pepsin B;
parapepsin I;
pig gelatinase
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Aspartic endopeptidases
Reaction(IUBMB)
Degradation of gelatin; little activity on hemoglobin. Specificity on B chain of insulin more restricted than that of pepsin A; does not cleave at Phe1-Val, Gln4-His or Gly23-Phe
Comment
Formed from pig pepsinogen B. In peptidase family A1 (pepsin A family)
History
EC 3.4.23.2 created 1961 as EC 3.4.4.2, transferred 1972 to EC 3.4.23.2, modified 1986
Reference
1
  Authors
Ryle AP.
  Title
The porcine pepsins and pepsinogens.
  Journal
Methods Enzymol 19:316-336 (1970)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 3.4.23.2
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 3.4.23.2
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.4.23.2
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 3.4.23.2
CAS: 9025-48-3

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Protein sequence (171)   
   UniProt (163)   
   SWISS-PROT (3)   
   RefSeq(pep) (5)   
DNA sequence (8)   
   RefSeq(nuc) (6)   
   GenBank (1)   
   EMBL (1)   
Protein domain (5)   
   InterPro (5)   
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