it is the archetypal structure for its superfamily, the PA clan of proteases.

Activation

Chymotrypsin is synthesized in the pancreas. Its precursor is chymotrypsinogen. Trypsin activates chymotrypsinogen by cleaving peptidic bonds in positions Arg15 - Ile16 and produces ?-chymotrypsin. In turn,

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