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Bothropasin

Bothropasin (, Bothrops jararaca venom metalloproteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of His-Leu, His-Leu, Ala-Leu, Tyr-Leu and Phe-Phe in insulin B chain

This endopeptidase is present in the venom of jararaca snake ( Bothrops jararaca).