Cocoonase

Name:
Cocoonase
Detailed information:
A proteolytic enzyme derived from silk moths, very similar to trypsin, isoelectric point approximately 9.5 (slightly less than for trypsin), pH approximately 8.0, mw approximately 25,000. As secreted by the insect, it is 80% pure. Identical with trypsin in catalytic specificity and mechanism of action.