Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	cathepsin B
Alternative names	cathepsin B1 (obsolete) cathepsin II
EC Classification	3.4.22.1
Classification	Hydrolases Acting on peptide bonds (peptide hydrolases) Cysteine endopeptidases
Catalyses reactions	H2O + Benzyloxycarbonyl-phenylalanine-arginine 4-methylcoumarin-7-ylamide <-> Benzyloxycarbonyl-Phe-Arg + 7-Amino-4-methylcoumarin H2O + Z-Arg-Arg-p-nitroanilide <-> 4-Nitroaniline + Benzyloxycarbonyl-Arg-Arg H2O + Benzyloxycarbonyl-Phe-Arg-p-nitroanilide <-> 4-Nitroaniline + Benzyloxycarbonyl-Phe-Arg H2O + Benzyloxycarbonyl-Arg-Arg-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin <-> Benzyloxycarbonyl-Arg-Arg + 7-Amino-4-methylcoumarin
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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