Biology:Barrierpepsin

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Barrierpepsin
Identifiers
EC number3.4.23.35
CAS number152060-38-3
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Barrierpepsin (EC 3.4.23.35, barrier proteinase, Bar proteinase) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Selective cleavage of -Leu6-Lys- bond in the pheromone alpha-mating factor

This endopeptidase is present in baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).

References

  1. "The Saccharomyces cerevisiae BAR1 gene encodes an exported protein with homology to pepsin". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 85 (1): 55–9. January 1988. doi:10.1073/pnas.85.1.55. PMID 3124102. Bibcode1988PNAS...85...55M. 
  2. "Characterization of the Bar Proteinase, an Extracellular Enzyme from the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae". Structure and Function of the Aspartic Proteinases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 306. 1991. pp. 161–72. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-6012-4_21. ISBN 978-1-4684-6014-8. 

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