CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Trypsin-like serine proteases
Functional Family Chymotrypsin-like elastase family member 1

Enzyme Information

3.4.21.36
Pancreatic elastase.
based on mapping to UniProt P00772
Hydrolysis of proteins, including elastin. Preferential cleavage: Ala-|-Xaa.
-!- Formed by activation of proelastase from mammalian pancreas by trypsin. -!- Belongs to peptidase family S1. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.4.7 and EC 3.4.21.11.

UniProtKB Entries (2)

P00772
CELA1_PIG
Sus scrofa
Chymotrypsin-like elastase family member 1
P19957
ELAF_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Elafin

PDB Structure

PDB 1FLE
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of an elastase-specific inhibitor elafin complexed with porcine pancreatic elastase determined at 1.9 A resolution.
Tsunemi, M., Matsuura, Y., Sakakibara, S., Katsube, Y.
Biochemistry