CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Acid Proteases
Functional Family Gene model 131, (NCBI)

Enzyme Information

3.4.23.4
Chymosin.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9GK11
Broad specificity similar to that of pepsin A. Clots milk by cleavage of a single 104-Ser-Phe-|-Met-Ala-107 bond in kappa-chain of casein.
-!- Neonatal gastric enzyme with high milk clotting and weak general proteolytic activity, formed from prochymosin. -!- Found among mammals with postnatal uptake of immunoglobins. -!- Belongs to peptidase family A1. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.4.3.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9GK11
CHYM_CAMDR
Camelus dromedarius
Chymosin

PDB Structure

PDB 4AA9
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Camel and Bovine Chymosin: The Relationship between Their Structures and Cheese-Making Properties.
Langholm Jensen, J., Molgaard, A., Navarro Poulsen, J.C., Harboe, M.K., Simonsen, J.B., Lorentzen, A.M., Hjerno, K., van den Brink, J.M., Qvist, K.B., Larsen, S.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D