A 64 kDa hemorrhagic endopeptidase from the venom of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) that digests the ¦Ã chain of fibrinogen. Immunologically distinct from EC?3.4.24.1, atrolysin A.
Cofactor
Zn2+
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Cleavage of 2-Val-|-Asn-3, 4-Gln-|-His-5, 6-Leu-|-Cys-7, 10-His-|-Leu-11, 14-Ala-|-Leu-15 and 16-Tyr-|-Leu-17 bonds in insulin B chain.