Asclepain
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EC no.3.4.22.7
CAS no.37288-80-5
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Asclepain (EC 3.4.22.7) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Similar to that of papain

This enzyme is isolated from the latex of milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.

References

  1. Brockbank WJ, Lynn KR (May 1979). "Purification and preliminary characterization of two asclepains from the latex of Asclepias syriaca L. (milkweed)". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 578 (1): 13–22. doi:10.1016/0005-2795(79)90107-7. PMID 36921.
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