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| Name |
actinidain;
actinidin;
Actinidia anionic protease;
proteinase A2 of Actinidia chinensis
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| Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Cysteine endopeptidases
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
Similar to that of papain
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| Comment |
From the kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry (Actinidia chinensis). In peptidase family C1 (papain family)
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| History |
EC 3.4.22.14 created 1978
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Baker EN, Boland MJ, Calder PC, Hardman MJ. |
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| Title |
The specificity of actinidin and its relationship to the structure of the enzyme. |
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| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Kamphuis IG, Drenth J, Baker EN. |
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| Title |
Thiol proteases. Comparative studies based on the high-resolution structures of papain and actinidin, and on amino acid sequence information for cathepsins B and H, and stem bromelain. |
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| Journal |
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| Reference |
3 |
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| Authors |
Baker, E.N. and Drenth, J. |
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| Title |
The thiol proteases: stucture and mechanism. |
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| Journal |
In: Jurnak, F.A. and McPherson, A. (Eds.), Biological Macromolecules and Assemblies: Active Sites of Enzymes, vol. 3, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1987, p. 314-368. |
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| Other DBs |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.4.22.14 |
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