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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

Reaction

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

pH Range

pH Range on EC 3.4.23.20 - Penicillopepsin

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pH RANGE
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
3 - 6
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about 45% activity at pH 3.0, 100% activity at pH 4.0, about 90% activity at pH 5.0, about 30% activity at pH 6.0
5 - 7
Penicillium candidum
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more than 77% activity between pH 5.0 and 7.0
6 - 11
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the purified enzyme maintains over 60% of activity from pH 6.0 to 11.0