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Subtilisin

Hazardous Classification (according to GHS)

Hazard Pictograms

GHS05 - Corrosion - Corrosive chemicals, may cause severe skin and eye damage and may be corrosive to metals.
GHS05 – Corrosion – Corrosive chemicals, may cause severe skin and eye damage and may be corrosive to metals.
GHS07 - Exclamation mark - Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin.
GHS07 – Exclamation mark – Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin.
GHS08 - Health Hazard - Chronic health hazards; this includes aspiratory and respiratory hazards, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and reproductive toxicity.
GHS08 – Health Hazard – Chronic health hazards; this includes aspiratory and respiratory hazards, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and reproductive toxicity.

Hazard Statements & Categories

H315 Causes skin irritation (Class: Corrosion/irritation – Skin, Category 2)
H318 Causes serious eye damage (Class: (Corrosion) Damage/irritation – Eye, Category 1)
H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled (Class: Sensitization – Respiratory, Category 1)
H335 May cause respiratory irritation (Class: Specific Target Organ Toxicity – respiratory irritation – Single exposure, Category 3)

Other names

Initially obtained from Bacillus subtilis

What It Does

Enzyme

Notes

A protease (a protein-digesting enzyme)

Information Sources

https://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/HazardousChemical/Details?chemicalID=4234
https://chemicalsafety.com/sds-search/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtilisin

Last Updated

October 13, 2025

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