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  • Loevgren, A.
    Recombinant snake venom prothrombin activators (2013), Bioengineered, 4, 153-157.
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Activating Compound

EC Number Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
3.4.21.6 Factor Va dependent on Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.6 Phospholipids dependent on Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.6 Phospholipids dependent on Oxyuranus scutellatus

Cloned(Commentary)

EC Number Cloned (Comment) Organism
3.4.21.6 DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparison, transient recombinant expression in COS-7 cells, the enzyme is secreted Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.6 transient recombinant expression in COS-7 cells, the enzyme is secreted Tropidechis carinatus

Localization

EC Number Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
3.4.21.6 extracellular
-
Tropidechis carinatus
-
-
3.4.21.6 extracellular
-
Oxyuranus scutellatus
-
-
3.4.21.60 extracellular
-
Echis carinatus
-
-

Metals/Ions

EC Number Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
3.4.21.6 Ca2+ dependent on Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.6 Ca2+ dependent on Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.60 Zn2+ Zn-metalloprotease Echis carinatus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
3.4.21.6 prothrombin + H2O Tropidechis carinatus gamma-carboxylation of prothrombin is required for cleavage ?
-
?
3.4.21.6 prothrombin + H2O Oxyuranus scutellatus gamma-carboxylation of prothrombin is required for cleavage ?
-
?
3.4.21.60 prothrombin + H2O Echis carinatus ecarin converts prothrombin to thrombin also if the prothrombin is not gamma-carboxylated ?
-
?

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
3.4.21.6 Oxyuranus scutellatus Q58L91
-
-
3.4.21.6 Tropidechis carinatus P81428
-
-
3.4.21.60 Echis carinatus Q90495
-
-

Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
3.4.21.6 venom
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Tropidechis carinatus
-
3.4.21.6 venom
-
Oxyuranus scutellatus
-
3.4.21.60 venom
-
Echis carinatus
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
3.4.21.6 additional information recombinant oscutarin cannot efficiently generate thrombin without additional protein cofactors Oxyuranus scutellatus ?
-
?
3.4.21.6 additional information recombinant trocarin cannot efficiently generate thrombin without additional protein cofactors Tropidechis carinatus ?
-
?
3.4.21.6 prothrombin + H2O gamma-carboxylation of prothrombin is required for cleavage Tropidechis carinatus ?
-
?
3.4.21.6 prothrombin + H2O gamma-carboxylation of prothrombin is required for cleavage Oxyuranus scutellatus ?
-
?
3.4.21.60 prothrombin + H2O ecarin converts prothrombin to thrombin also if the prothrombin is not gamma-carboxylated Echis carinatus ?
-
?

Synonyms

EC Number Synonyms Comment Organism
3.4.21.6 oscutarin
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Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.6 prothrombin activator
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Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.6 prothrombin activator
-
Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.6 trocarin
-
Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.60 ecarin
-
Echis carinatus
3.4.21.60 prothrombin activator
-
Echis carinatus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

EC Number Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
3.4.21.6 37
-
assay at Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.6 37
-
assay at Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.60 37
-
assay at Echis carinatus

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
3.4.21.6 7.4
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assay at Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.6 7.4
-
assay at Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.60 7.4
-
assay at Echis carinatus

Cofactor

EC Number Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
3.4.21.6 additional information recombinant oscutarin cannot efficiently generate thrombin without additional protein cofactors Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.6 additional information recombinant trocarin cannot efficiently generate thrombin without additional protein cofactors Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.60 additional information ecarin is not dependent on any cofactors Echis carinatus

General Information

EC Number General Information Comment Organism
3.4.21.6 additional information the enzyme is similar to human coagulation factor X Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.6 additional information the enzyme is similar to human coagulation factor X Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.6 physiological function apart from the natural activation pathway, human prothrombin can also be activated by prothrombin activators in snake venoms. Oscutarin depends on calcium and phospholipids but not on factor Va for activity and generation of thrombin Oxyuranus scutellatus
3.4.21.6 physiological function apart from the natural activation pathway, human prothrombin can also be activated by prothrombin activators in snake venoms. Trocarin depends on calcium and phospholipids as well as factor Va for activity and generation of thrombin Tropidechis carinatus
3.4.21.60 physiological function apart from the natural activation pathway, human prothrombin can also be activated by prothrombin activators in snake venoms. Ecarin is not dependent on any cofactors, but generates meizothrombin Echis carinatus