Thermitase
Definition:
EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases) > 3.4.21 Serine endopeptidases > 3.4.21.66 Thermitase
Thermitase is a thermostable subtilisin-family (S8) serine endopeptidase from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris, containing a single Cys near active-site His and inhibited by p-mercuribenzoate; the N-terminal extension relative to subtilisin contributes Ca2+ binding and high thermostability, and the enzyme from Streptomyces rectus var. proteolyticus (formerly EC 3.4.21.14) is closely similar; it hydrolyses proteins including collagen. By digesting proteins at high temperature it supports thermophilic bacterial growth. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms.
Thermitase is a thermostable subtilisin-family (S8) serine endopeptidase from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris, containing a single Cys near active-site His and inhibited by p-mercuribenzoate; the N-terminal extension relative to subtilisin contributes Ca2+ binding and high thermostability, and the enzyme from Streptomyces rectus var. proteolyticus (formerly EC 3.4.21.14) is closely similar; it hydrolyses proteins including collagen. By digesting proteins at high temperature it supports thermophilic bacterial growth. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms.
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