Adamalysin
Class of enzymes
title: "Adamalysin" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ec-3.4.24"] description: "Class of enzymes" topic_path: "general/ec-3-4-24" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamalysin" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Class of enzymes ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Adamalysin |
| EC_number | 3.4.24.46 |
| CAS_number | 74812-51-4 |
| :: |
| Name = Adamalysin | EC_number = 3.4.24.46 | CAS_number = 74812-51-4 | GO_code = | image = | width = | caption = Adamalysin (, Crotalus adamanteus metalloendopeptidase, proteinase I and II, Crotalus adamanteus venom proteinase II, adamalysin II) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
: Cleavage of Phe1-Val, His5-Leu, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, Leu15-Tyr, and Tyr16-Leu of insulin B chain
This enzyme is present in the venom of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus).
References
References
- (November 1978). "Purification and some properties of two proteinases from Crotalus adamanteus venom that inactivate human alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor". The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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