Phytepsin

Phytepsin (EC 3.4.23.40) is an enzyme.^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Prefers hydrophobic residues Phe, Val, Ile, Leu, and Ala at P1 and P1', but also cleaves -Phe-Asp- and -Asp-Asp- bonds in 2S albumin from plant seeds

Phytepsin
Identifiers
EC no.	3.4.23.40
CAS no.	219715-98-7
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Phytepsin
Identifiers
Symbol	phytepsin
InterPro	IPR033869
CDD	cd06098

This enzyme is present in barley grain and other plants. It is an aspartic protease with a plant-specific insert.