Horrilysin (EC 3.4.24.47, Crotalus horridus metalloendopeptidase, hemorrhagic proteinase IV, Crotalus horridus horridus venom hemorrhagic proteinase) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Horrilysin
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EC no.3.4.24.47
CAS no.84056-81-5
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Cleavage of only the single bond Ala14-Leu in the insulin B chain, Ser12-Leu in the A chain, and Ile-Gly, Pro-Ala, and Ser-Trp in melittin

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus)

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  1. ^ Civello DJ, Duong HL, Geren CR (February 1983). "Isolation and characterization of a hemorrhagic proteinase from timber rattlesnake venom". Biochemistry. 22 (4): 749–55. doi:10.1021/bi00273a007. PMID 6340728.
  2. ^ Civello DJ, Moran JB, Geren CR (February 1983). "Substrate specificity of a hemorrhagic proteinase from timber rattlesnake venom". Biochemistry. 22 (4): 755–62. doi:10.1021/bi00273a008. PMID 6340729.
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