Calpain-1 Explained

Calpain-1
Ec Number:3.4.22.52
Cas Number:78990-62-2

Calpain-1 (mu-calpain, calcium-activated neutral protease I) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Broad endopeptidase specificity

This enzyme belongs to the peptidase family C2.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Dutt P, Spriggs CN, Davies PL, Jia Z, Elce JS . Origins of the difference in Ca2+ requirement for activation of mu- and m-calpain . The Biochemical Journal . 367 . Pt 1 . 263–9 . October 2002 . 12014988 . 1222847 . 10.1042/bj20020485 .