Histolysain

Histolysin (, histolysin, Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinase, amebapain, Entamoeba histolytica cysteine protease, Entamoeba histolytica neutral thiol proteinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * Hydrolysis of proteins, including basement membrane collagen and azocasein. Preferential cleavage: Arg-Arg- in small molecule substrates including Z-Arg-Arg-!NHMec

This enzyme is present in the protozoan, Entamoeba histolytica.