| Official Name |
|---|
| Zingipain.
|
| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| Ginger protease. |
| GP-I. |
| GP-II. |
| Zingibain. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Preferential cleavage of peptides with a proline residue at the P2 position |
| Comment(s) |
|---|
- Found in ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizome and is a member of the
papain family.
- The enzyme is inhibited by some divalent metal ions, such as Hg(2+),
Cu(2+), Cd(2+) and Zn(2+).
- Belongs to peptidase family C1.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| BRENDA | 3.4.22.67 |
| PUMA2 | 3.4.22.67 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.22.67 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.22.67 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.22.67 |
| IntEnz | 3.4.22.67 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.22.67 |
| MetaCyc | 3.4.22.67 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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