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Pepsin B

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Pepsin B
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EC no.3.4.23.2
CAS no.9025-48-3
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Pepsin B (EC 3.4.23.2, parapepsin I, pig gelatinase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Degradation of gelatin, with manor activity on hemoglobin. Specificity for B chain of insulin is more restricted than that of pepsin A

This enzyme is formed from pig pepsinogen B.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryle AP (1970). Perlmann GE, Lorand, L (eds.). The porcine pepsins and pepsinogens. Methods in Enzymology. Vol. 19. pp. 316–336. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(70)19023-9.
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