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. 2021 Jun 23;13(7):2146. doi: 10.3390/nu13072146

Table 2.

Summary of glutenases used in enzyme therapy and classified according to origin of isolation, producer organism, and catalytic mechanism. ND, not determined.

Source of Enzymes Peptidase Type Organism Isolated Enzyme References
Bacterial peptidases Prolyl endopeptidase S. capsulata SC-PEP [68]
M. xanthus MX-PEP [65]
F.meningosepticum FM-PEP [66]
Chryseobacterium taeanense PEP 2RA3 [109]
Subtilisin Rothia aeria ND [112]
R. mucilaginosa Sub-A [112]
Bacillus licheniformis ND [113]
Pseudolysin Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasB [114]
Thermolysin Bacillus thermoproteolyticus ND [113]
Serine peptidase Bacillus tequilensis ND [115]
ND Bacillus spp GS 188 ND [116]
Serine carboxyl peptidase Actinoallomurus A8 E40 [117]
Fungal peptidases Prolyl endopeptidase A. niger AN-PEP [72]
Aspergillopepsin A. niger ASP [118]
Exopeptidase Aspergillus oryzae AO-DPP-IV [119]
Plant peptidases Cysteine endopeptidase H. vulgare EP-B2 [120]
Carica papaya Caricain [121]
Triticum aestivum Triticain-α [122]
H. vulgare HvPap-6 CysProt [123]
Insect peptidases Prolyl peptidase Rhizopertha dominica ND [123]
Prolidase Tenebrio molitor ND [124]
Human peptidases Elastase Homo sapiens CEL3B [22]
Homo sapiens CEL2A [22]
Carboxypeptidase Homo sapiens CBPA1 [22]