Pepsin-a protelytic enzyme-cleaves the heavy chains

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Pepsin-a protelytic enzyme-cleaves the heavy chains

Pepsin, a protelytic enzyme, cleaves the heavy chains at thehinge region. Given what you know about the molecule, why does thisseem like the obvious place that an enzyme would act to you? Why isit called the “hinge” region?

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