Crotalus ruber metalloendopeptidase II, Hemorrhagic toxin II, HT-2, red rattlesnake metalloendopeptidase
EC Number
3.4.24.48
CAS Registry Number
81669-70-7
Comments
A 25 kDa hemorrhagic endopeptidase from the venom of the red rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber ruber) that cleaves fibrinogen. In peptidase family?M12?(astacin family).
Cofactor
Zn2+
History
Reactions
Cleavage of 10-His-|-Leu-11, 14-Ala-|-Leu-15, 16-Tyr-|-Leu-17 and 23-Gly-|-Phe-24 bonds of the B chain of insulin; His-|-Pro, Pro-|-Phe, and Trp-|-Ser of angiotensin I; and Gly-|-Phe of Met enkephalin.