atroxase

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atroxase

Etymology[edit]

Latin atrox +‎ -ase

Noun[edit]

atroxase (uncountable)

(biochemistry) 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.

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