Summary for peptidase A01.013: mucorpepsin
| Names | |
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| MEROPS Name | mucorpepsin |
| Other names | Mucor rennin, Rhizomucor rennin, Rennilase |
| Domain architecture |
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| MEROPS Classification | |
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| Classification | Clan AA >> Subclan (none) >> Family A1 >> Subfamily A >> A01.013 |
| Holotype | mucorpepsin (Rhizomucor miehei), Uniprot accession P00799 (peptidase unit: 76-424), MERNUM MER0000929 |
| History | Identifier created: Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes (1998) Academic Press, London. |
| Activity | |||
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| Catalytic type | Aspartic | ||
| Peplist | Included in the Peplist with identifier PL00011 | ||
| NC-IUBMB | Subclass 3.4 (Peptidases) >> Sub-subclass 3.4.23 (Aspartic endopeptidases) >> Peptidase 3.4.23.23 | ||
| Enzymology | BRENDA database | ||
| Proteolytic events | CutDB database (1 cleavage) | ||
| Biotechnology | Used in cheese making for limited proteolysis of casein (Awad et al., 1999; Fernandez-Lahore et al., 1999). | ||
