Limulus clotting enzyme
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| EC number | 3.4.21.86 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Limulus clotting enzyme (EC 3.4.21.86, clotting enzyme) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Selective cleavage of -Arg18- and -Arg47- bonds in coagulogen to form coagulin and fragments
This enzyme is present in the hemocyte granules of horseshoe crabs Limulus and Tachypleus.
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- Limulus clotting enzyme at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
