| EC |
3.4.23.2 |
| Accepted name: |
pepsin B |
| Reaction: |
Degradation of gelatin; little activity on hemoglobin. Specificity on B chain of insulin more restricted than that of pepsin A; does not cleave at Phe1-Val, Gln4-His or Gly23-Phe |
| Other name(s): |
parapepsin I; pig gelatinase |
| Comments: |
Formed from pig pepsinogen B. In peptidase family A1 (pepsin A family) |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, MEROPS, CAS registry number: 9025-48-3 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Ryle, A.P. The porcine pepsins and pepsinogens. Methods Enzymol. 19 (1970) 316–336. |
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| [EC 3.4.23.2 created 1961 as EC 3.4.4.2, transferred 1972 to EC 3.4.23.2, modified 1986] |
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