Kunitz STI protease inhibitor
| 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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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.