Kumamolisin-As

UniProtKB accession:  Q8GB88

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UniProtKB description:  Thermostable pepstatin-insensitive serine-carboxyl proteinase (PubMed:12513991, PubMed:15014068). Can specifically and efficiently degrade collagen (PubMed:12513991, PubMed:15014068). In vitro, preferentially cleaves the bovine collagen alpha-1 chain at a single specific cleavage site (PubMed:15014068). Can also hydrolyze the chromogenic substrate azocoll and synthetic peptides derived from collagen (PubMed:12513991, PubMed:15014068). Also shows low activity with albumin and casein, but cannot use keratin azure and elastin (PubMed:12513991). May play a saprophytic role in soils through degradation of collagenous materials (such as those from carcasses) in cooperation with other saprophytes under thermoacidophilic conditions and play an important role in global cycling of nitrogen (PubMed:15014068).