Function

Subtilisin is a serine protease. A 77 amino acid propeptide is cleaved from the N-terminus of pro-Sub to create the mature active enzym[1]. See detalis in User:Tommie Hata/Introduction to Protein Engineering-Subtilisin.

  • Selenosubtilisin is a semisynthetic selenoenzyme produced by chemical modification of subtilisin[2].
  • Savinase is a subtilisin produced from a lentil[3].

Relevance

Subtilisin is widely used commercially in detergents.

Structural highlights

Subtilisin (magenta) complex with streptomycin inhibitor (wheat) (PDB entry 2sic)

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3D Structures of Subtilisin3D Structures of Subtilisin

Updated on 04-September-2016

ReferencesReferences

  1. Smith EL, DeLange RJ, Evans WH, Landon M, Markland FS. Subtilisin Carlsberg. V. The complete sequence; comparison with subtilisin BPN'; evolutionary relationships. J Biol Chem. 1968 May 10;243(9):2184-91. PMID:4967581
  2. Bell IM, Fisher ML, Wu ZP, Hilvert D. Kinetic studies on the peroxidase activity of selenosubtilisin. Biochemistry. 1993 Apr 13;32(14):3754-62. PMID:8385489
  3. Garcia-Mora P, Penas E, Frias J, Martinez-Villaluenga C. Savinase, the most suitable enzyme for releasing peptides from lentil (Lens culinaris var. Castellana) protein concentrates with multifunctional properties. J Agric Food Chem. 2014 May 7;62(18):4166-74. doi: 10.1021/jf500849u. Epub 2014, Apr 28. PMID:24738747 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf500849u

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