| Oviductin | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.4.21.120 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDBPDBePDBsum | ||||||||
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Oviductin (EC3.4.21.120,oviductal protease) is anenzyme found in the Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus) and in the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).[1][2][3] Ovulated coelomic egg cells are not fertilisable in these species until they pass through the oviduct, where Oviductin is located.[4] Oviductincatalyses the followingchemical reaction inXenopus laevis:
