The following table lists the enzymes and reagents with cleavage properties.

Cleavage properties of enzymes and reagents

Enzymes/Reagents

Cleaves after

Cleaves before

Except when

Enzymes for digestion

AspN

 

D

 

Chymotrypsin

F, W, Y, or L

 

 

Chymotrypsin (FWY)

F, W, or Y

 

P is after F, W, or Y

Clostripain

R

 

 

Elastase

A, L, I, or V

 

P is after A, L, I, or V

Elastase/Tryp/Chymo

A, L, I, V, K, R, W, F, or Y

 

P is after Al, L, I, V, K, R, W, F, or Y

GluC

E or D

 

 

LysC

K

 

 

No-Cleavage

 

 

 

No-Enzyme

Every amino acid

 

 

Proline_Endopept

P

 

 

Staph_protease

E

 

 

Trypsin

K or R

 

P is after K or R

Trypsin (KRLNH)

K, R, L, N, or H

 

 

Trypsin_K

K

 

P is after K

Trypsin_R

R

 

P is after R

Chemicals for degradation

Cyanogen bromide

M

 

 

Iodobenzoate

W