| Entry |
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| Name |
pepsin B;
parapepsin I;
pig gelatinase
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| Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Aspartic endopeptidases
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| 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
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| Comment |
Formed from pig pepsinogen B. In peptidase family A1 (pepsin A family)
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| History |
EC 3.4.23.2 created 1961 as EC 3.4.4.2, transferred 1972 to EC 3.4.23.2, modified 1986
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| Reference |
1 |
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| Authors |
Ryle, A.P. |
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| Title |
The porcine pepsins and pepsinogens. |
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| Journal |
Methods Enzymol 19:316-336 (1970) |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 3.4.23.2 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.4.23.2 |
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