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3.4.23.20: Penicillopepsin

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

Word Map on EC 3.4.23.20

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Hydrolysis of proteins with broad specificity similar to that of pepsin A, preferring hydrophobic residues at P1 and P1', but also cleaving Gly20-/-Glu in the B chain of insulin. Clots milk, and activates trypsinogen =

Synonyms

Acid protease A, EC 3.4.23.6, EC 3.4.23.7, EC 3.4.4.17, mold kinase, More, pencillopepsin-JT1, pencillopepsin-JT2, Penicillium citrinum acid proteinase, Penicillium cyclopium acid proteinase, Penicillium expansum acid proteinase, Penicillium janthinellum acid proteinase, Penicillium janthinellum aspartic proteinase, penicillium kinase, Penicillium roqueforti acid proteinase, penicillopepsin-JT1, penicillopepsin-JT2, penicillopepsin-JT3, PEP, PepA, Peptidase A, Proteinase, Penicillium aspartic, Proteinase, Penicillium caseicolum aspartic, Proteinase, Penicillium citrinum aspartic, Proteinase, Penicillium cyclopium acid, Proteinase, Penicillium duponti aspartic, Proteinase, Penicillium expansum aspartic, Proteinase, Penicillium janthinellum acid, Proteinase, Penicillium roqueforti aspartic

ECTree

     3 Hydrolases
         3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
             3.4.23 Aspartic endopeptidases
                3.4.23.20 Penicillopepsin

Temperature Range

Temperature Range on EC 3.4.23.20 - Penicillopepsin

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TEMPERATURE RANGE
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
15 - 55
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the purified enzyme keeps more than 48% activity from 15 to 55°C
30 - 60
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about 50% activity at 30°C, about 80% activity at 40°C, 100% activity at 50°C, about 35% activity at 60°C
4 - 50
Penicillium candidum
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the enzyme retains more than 80% of its initial activity at 4-50 °C. The activity is reduced to 52% at 60°C