Bothropasin Explained

Bothropasin
Ec Number:	3.4.24.49
Cas Number:	84788-89-6

Bothropasin (Bothrops jararaca venom metalloproteinase) is an enzyme.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of His⁵-Leu, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu, Tyr¹⁶-Leu and Phe²⁴-Phe in insulin B chain

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of jararaca snake (Bothrops jararaca).

See also

• Atrolysin A

Notes and References

1. Mandelbaum FR, Reichel AP, Assakura MT . Isolation and characterization of a proteolytic enzyme from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca (Jararaca) . Toxicon . 20 . 6 . 955–72 . 1982 . 6819660 . 10.1016/0041-0101(82)90098-8 .