Tag: Snake Venom
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Thermolysin – The Tiny Terminator of Plasma Proteins!
Both thermolysin and snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) share a similar mechanism of action, utilizing zinc ions to hydrolyze peptide bonds in proteins
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Adamalysin II, the protein world’s very own Eastern diamondback rattlesnake superstar
Adamalysin II, alias proteinase II, a 24 kDa zinc-endopeptidase isolated from the snake venom of the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus, is a prototype, of the proteolytic domain of snake venom metalloproteinases and of domains found in mammalian reproductive tract proteins.
