Mucorpepsin
Definition:
EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases) > 3.4.23 Aspartic endopeptidases > 3.4.23.23 Mucorpepsin
Mucorpepsin is an aspartic endopeptidase isolated from the zygomycetes Mucor pusillus and M. miehei; the two species variants share 83% sequence identity and are immunologically cross-reactive. It belongs to peptidase family A1 and was formerly in EC 3.4.23.6. It hydrolyzes proteins favoring hydrophobic residues at P1 and P1' and clots milk, but does not accept Lys at P1 and hence does not activate trypsinogen. It is widely used in cheese making. In the fungus it digests extracellular proteins. It features a pepsin-like aspartic-protease fold.
Mucorpepsin is an aspartic endopeptidase isolated from the zygomycetes Mucor pusillus and M. miehei; the two species variants share 83% sequence identity and are immunologically cross-reactive. It belongs to peptidase family A1 and was formerly in EC 3.4.23.6. It hydrolyzes proteins favoring hydrophobic residues at P1 and P1' and clots milk, but does not accept Lys at P1 and hence does not activate trypsinogen. It is widely used in cheese making. In the fungus it digests extracellular proteins. It features a pepsin-like aspartic-protease fold.
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