Pepsin B

Pepsin B
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.23.2
CAS number 9025-48-3
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Pepsin B (EC 3.4.23.2, parapepsin I, pig gelatinase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Degradation of gelatin, with manor activity on hemoglobin. Specificity for B chain of insulin is more restricted than that of pepsin A

This enzyme is formed from pig pepsinogen B.

See also

References

  1. Ryle, A.P. (1970). "The porcine pepsins and pepsinogens". Methods Enzymol. 19: 316–336. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(70)19023-9.
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