atroxase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An endopeptidase enzyme, found in the venom of the diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox, that catalyzes the cleavage of His⁵-Leu, Ser⁹-His, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu and Tyr¹⁶-Leu of insulin B chain.

Word forms

atroxase

Etymology

From Latin atrox + -ase.

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