- Source: Limulus clotting enzyme
Limulus clotting enzyme (EC 3.4.21.86, clotting enzyme) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:
Selective cleavage of -Arg18- and -Arg47- bonds in coagulogen to form coagulin and fragments
This enzyme is present in the hemocyte granules of horseshoe crabs Limulus and Tachypleus. In the immunity-related clotting pathways of these organisms, it is the final enzyme responsible for the activation of coagulin.
References
External links
Limulus+clotting+enzyme at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)