Asclepain Explained

Asclepain
Ec Number:3.4.22.7
Cas Number:37288-80-5

Asclepain is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Similar to that of papain

This enzyme is isolated from the latex of milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.

Notes and References

  1. Brockbank WJ, Lynn KR . Purification and preliminary characterization of two asclepains from the latex of Asclepias syriaca L. (milkweed) . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure . 578 . 1 . 13–22 . May 1979 . 36921 . 10.1016/0005-2795(79)90107-7 .

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