chymosin

class of enzymes
ChemicalSubstance group_or_class_of_enzymes Q25902
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Summary

chymosin is a group or class of enzymes[1]. chymosin ranks in the top 2% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • chymosin's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes[3].
  • chymosin's instance of is recorded as protein[4].
  • chymosin is a type of aspartate protease[5].
  • chymosin is a type of peptidase[6].
  • chymosin is part of Aspartic peptidase A1 family[7].
  • chymosin is part of Aspartic peptidase domain superfamily[8].
  • chymosin is part of Peptidase family A1 domain[9].
  • chymosin is part of Aspartic peptidase, N-terminal domain, protein family[10].
  • chymosin is part of Aspartic peptidase, active site, protein family[11].
  • chymosin's Commons category is recorded as Chymosin (synonym: renin)[12].
  • chymosin comprises Aspartic peptidase, N-terminal[13].
  • chymosin comprises Aspartic peptidase, active site[14].
  • chymosin comprises Peptidase family A1 domain[15].
  • chymosin's EC enzyme number is recorded as 3.4.23.4[16].
  • chymosin's molecular function is recorded as aspartic-type endopeptidase activity[17].
  • chymosin's molecular function is recorded as aspartic-type endopeptidase activity[18].
  • chymosin's molecular function is recorded as peptidase activity[19].
  • chymosin's molecular function is recorded as hydrolase activity[20].
  • chymosin's cell component is recorded as cellular component[21].
  • chymosin's biological process is recorded as proteolysis[22].
  • chymosin's biological process is recorded as autophagy[23].
  • chymosin's biological process is recorded as protein catabolic process[24].
  • chymosin's encoded by is recorded as Cym[25].
  • chymosin's found in taxon is recorded as house mouse[26].

Why It Matters

chymosin ranks in the top 2% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month).[2] chymosin has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] chymosin is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . InterPro release 2019-Nov-12. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Pescan · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', '
    Part of → Aspartic peptidase A1 family, Aspartic peptidase domain superfamily, Peptidase family A1 domain +2
    Cell component → cellular component
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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