Asp- and -AspAsp- bonds in 2S albumin from plant seeds
Reaction: Prefers hydrophobic residues Phe, Val, Ile, Leu, and Ala at P1 and P1', but also cleaves -PheAsp- and -AspAsp- bonds in 2S albumin from plant seeds
Comments: Known particularly from barley grain, but present in other plants also. In peptidase family A1 (pepsin A family), but structurally distinct in containing an internal region of about 100 amino acids not generally present in the family
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 219715-98-7
References
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