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 | |||||||||||
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Structure of a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor. | |||||||||||
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Symbol | Kunitz_legume | ||||||||||
Pfam | PF00197 | ||||||||||
InterPro | IPR002160 | ||||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC00255 | ||||||||||
SCOP2 | 1tie / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||||
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