Chymotrypsin C () is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecule ...
.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the positions of electrons in the forming and break ...
:
: Preferential cleavage: Leu-, Tyr-, Phe-, Met-, Trp-, Gln-, Asn!
This enzyme is formed from
pig
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus ''Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...
chymotrypsinogen C and from
cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ...
subunit II of procarboxypeptidase A.
See also
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Elastase 4
Chymotrypsin C, also known as caldecrin or elastase 4, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''CTRC'' gene.
Function
Chymotrypsin C is a member of the peptidase S1 family. The encoded protein is a serum calcium-decreasing factor that ...
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