| Accepted Name |
| Nepenthesin.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
| Nepenthes aspartic proteinase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
| Similar to pepsin, but also cleaves on either side of Asp and at Lys-|-Arg |
| Comment(s) |
- From the insectivorous plants Nepenthes sp. (secretions) and Drosera
peltata (ground-up leaves).
- Aspartic endopeptidases are probably present in many other plants,
including lotus and sorghum.
- Formerly EC 3.4.99.4.
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| Cross-references |
| BRENDA | 3.4.23.12 |
| EC2PDB | 3.4.23.12 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.23.12 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.23.12 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.23.12 |
| IntEnz | 3.4.23.12 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.23.12 |
| MetaCyc | 3.4.23.12 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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