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3.4.23.12: nepenthesin

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about nepenthesin, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 3.4.23.12

Reaction

Similar to pepsin, but also cleaves on either side of Asp and at Lys-/-Arg =

Synonyms

EC 3.4.99.4, More, Nep I, Nep II, Nep1, nepenthacin, nepenthasin;aspartyl endopeptidase, nepenthes aspartic protease, Nepenthesin, nepenthesin I, nepenthesin II, nepenthesin IIa, nepenthesin IIb, NepI, NEPII, proteinase, nepenthes acid

ECTree

     3 Hydrolases
         3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
             3.4.23 Aspartic endopeptidases
                3.4.23.12 nepenthesin

General Information

General Information on EC 3.4.23.12 - nepenthesin

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GENERAL INFORMATION
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
physiological function
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the enzyme is the primary constituent of pitcher fluids in the pitcher plant genus Nepenthes and is responsible for the hydrolysis of prey protein