Kunitz STI protease inhibitor

Kunitz soybean trypsin inhibitor is a type of protein contained in legume seeds which functions as a protease inhibitor. Kunitz-type Soybean Trypsin Inhibitors are usually specific for either trypsin or chymotrypsin. They are thought to protect seeds against consumption by animal predators.

Trypsin and protease inhibitor
Structure of a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor.
Identifiers
SymbolKunitz_legume
PfamPF00197
InterProIPR002160
PROSITEPDOC00255
SCOP21tie / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary
PDB1ava, 1avu, 1ba7 , 1eyl, 1fmz, 1fn0, 1r8n, 1tie, 1wba, 1wbc, 1xg6, 2bea, 2beb, 2esu, 2et2, 2iwt, 2wbc, 4wbc
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