atroxase

English

Etymology

From Latin atrox +‎ -ase.

Noun

atroxase (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) An endopeptidase enzyme, found in the venom of the diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox, that catalyzes the cleavage of His5-Leu, Ser9-His, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu and Tyr16-Leu of insulin B chain.
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