ISSN:
1573-4943
Keywords:
Proteinase inhibitor
;
trypsin
;
subtilisin
;
chemical modification
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract A basic trypsin-subtilisin inhibitor has been isolated from the egg white of marine turtle (Caretta caretta Linn.) and purified to homogeneity by gel filtration followed by ion-exchange chromatography. It has a single polypeptide chain of 117 amino acid residues, having a molecular weight of 13,600. It lacks methionine and tryptophan. Its isoelectric point is atpH 10.0 and the sedimentation coefficient (s20,w) value of 1.62 S is independent of protein concentration. It has a Stokes radius of 18.8 Å, an intrinsic viscosity of 0.048 dl g−1 and a diffusion coefficient of 10.17×10−7 cm2 sec−1. Its fluorescence emission spectrum is similar to that of free tyrosine and the bimolecular quencing rate constant of its tyrosine residues with acrylamide is 3.15×109 M−1 sec−1. The inhibitor strongly inhibits both trypsin and subtilisin by forming enzyme-inhibitor complexes at a molar ratio of unity. The nature of inhibition toward both enzymes is not temporary. It has independent binding sites for inhibition of trypsin and subtilisin. Chemical modification with tetranitromethane suggests the presence of three tyrosine residues on the surface of the inhibitor molecule.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01024917
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