Cysteine proteases, also known as thiol proteases, are hydrolase enzymes that degrade proteins. These proteases share a common catalytic mechanism that...
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Papain-like proteases (or papain-like (cysteine) peptidases; abbreviated PLP or PLCP) are a large protein family of cysteine protease enzymes that share...
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at eleven conserved sites. It is a cysteine protease and a member of the PA clan of proteases. It has a cysteine-histidine catalytic dyad at its active...
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mechanisms. Proteases can be classified into seven broad groups: Serine proteases - using a serine alcohol Cysteine proteases - using a cysteine thiol Threonine...
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of proteases are: Aspartic protease inhibitors Cysteine protease inhibitors Metalloprotease inhibitors Serine protease inhibitors Threonine protease inhibitors...
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TEV protease (EC 3.4.22.44, Tobacco Etch Virus nuclear-inclusion-a endopeptidase) is a highly sequence-specific cysteine protease from Tobacco Etch Virus...
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Catalytic triad (redirect from N-terminal nucleophilic protease)
(OH) of serine and the thiol/thiolate ion (SH/S−) of cysteine. Alternatively, threonine proteases use the secondary hydroxyl of threonine, however due...
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Actinidain (redirect from Actinidia anionic protease)
22.14, actinidin, Actinidia anionic protease, proteinase A2 of Actinidia chinensis) is a type of cysteine protease enzyme found in fruits including kiwifruit...
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Zingibain (redirect from Ginger protease)
Zingibain, zingipain, or ginger protease (EC 3.4.22.67) is a cysteine protease enzyme found in ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizomes. It catalyses the...
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Papain (category Proteases)
Papain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease (EC 3.4.22.2) enzyme present in papaya (Carica papaya) and mountain papaya (Vasconcellea...
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