Scutelarin
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Scutelarin (EC 3.4.21.60, taipan activator, Oxyuranus scutellatus prothrombin-activating proteinase) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Selective cleavage of Arg-Thr and Arg-Ile in prothrombin to form thrombin and two inactive fragments
| Scutelarin | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.4.21.60 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 93389-45-8 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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This enzyme is isolated from the venom of the Taipan snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus).
