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3.4.21.1: chymotrypsin

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about chymotrypsin, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 3.4.21.1

Reaction

Preferential cleavage: Tyr-/-, Trp-/-, Phe-/-, Leu-/- =

Synonyms

4CHA, Alcalase, alpha chymar, alpha chymotrypsin, alpha-Chy, alpha-chymar ophth, alpha-chymotrypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin A, alpha-CT, avazyme, bovine alpha-chymotrypsin, caldecrin, cationic chymotrypsin, cellulomonadin, CHT, Chtp, Chtr1, Chtr2, Chtr3, Chtr4, ChTRP, CHY1, CHY20, chymar, chymotest, chymotrypsin, chymotrypsin A, chymotrypsin B, chymotrypsin C, chymotrypsin C1, chymotrypsin I, chymotrypsin II, chymotrypsin isoform Kh1, chymotrypsin isoform Kh2, chymotrypsin isoform Kh3, chymotrypsin-B, CTRA, Ctrb, EC 3.4.4.5, EC 3.4.4.6, enzeon, LBCP, lysosomal Bid cleavage protease, PEG-alpha-chymotrypsin, PEG-modified alpha-chymotrypsin, quimar, quimotrase, serine protease

ECTree

     3 Hydrolases
         3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
             3.4.21 Serine endopeptidases
                3.4.21.1 chymotrypsin

pH Range

pH Range on EC 3.4.21.1 - chymotrypsin

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pH RANGE
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
10
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71% of maximum activity
4 - 11
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low activity of chymotrypsin I and II at acidic pH (4-5), considerably activity at pH from 6 to 9 whilst chymotrypsin I shows the highest activity toward the alkaline pH (7-11)
4 - 9
4.5 - 9.8
-
approx. 1% of maximal activity at pH 4.5, approx. 5% of maximal activity at pH 9.8
5 - 10
-
retains more than 80% activity over the pH range 5-10
5 - 7
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chymotrypsin isoform Kh3
5 - 9
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chymotrypsin isoform Kh1
6 - 9
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pH 6.0: about 80% of maximal activity, pH 9.0: about 55% of maximal activity
6 - 9.3
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pH 6.0: about 35% of maximal activity, pH 9.3: 40% of maximal activity
6.5 - 9.5
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about 30% of maximal activity at pH 6.5 and at pH 9.5
7 - 10
-
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7.5
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88% of maximum activity
7.5 - 9.5
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more than 92% of maximum activity within
additional information
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optimal pH of chymotrypsin A and B are 7.5 and 8.0, respectively, at 37°C