Scytalidopepsin-B is a member of a group of fungal pepstatin-insensitive glutamic peptidases known as the eqolsins. The enzyme has been shown to cleave angiotensin II and the oxidised insulin B chain, and operates most efficiently in acidic conditions. The eqolsins show no sequence homology to the well known pepsin-like or retroviral aspartic peptidases.