Reaction: Hydrolysis of proteins with broad specificity
Other name(s): euphorbain; solanain; hurain; tabernamontanain
Comments: From the sarcocarp of the musk melon (Cucumis melo). In peptidase family S8 (subtilisin family). Other endopeptidases from plants, which are less well characterized but presumably of serine-type, include euphorbain from Euphorbia cerifera [6], solanain from horse-nettle Solanum elaeagnifolium [1], hurain from Hura crepitans [2] and tabernamontanain from Tabernamontana grandiflora [3].
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 82062-89-3
References
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