Adamalysin (, Crotalus adamanteus metalloendopeptidase, proteinase I and II, Crotalus adamanteus venom proteinase II, adamalysin II) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Cleavage of Phe1-Val, His5-Leu, His10-Leu, Ala14-Leu, Leu15-Tyr, and Tyr16-Leu of insulin B chain
This enzyme is present in the venom of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus).
See also A disintegrin and metalloproteinase
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