Collagenase production by human skin fibroblasts.

Normal human skin fibroblasts, when cultured in serum free medium, produce collagenase in an inactive form. The enzyme in the crude medium can be activated by a brief preincubation with trypsin or by autoactivation. Once activated, the fibroblast collagenase is identical in its mechanism of action to human skin collagenase obtained from organ cultures. In addition, an inhibitor of collagenase is also present in the medium of fibroblast cultures. The inhibitor appears to be produced by the cells and its molecular weight is slightly higher than that of the enzyme. The presence of this inhibitor may account for previous inability to detect collagenase in human skin fibroblast cultures. It is also possible that some of the inactive enzyme exists in the medium in the form of a proenzyme.     

Structure of soybean Kunitz trypsin inhibitor mRNA determined from cDNA by using oligodeoxynucleotide primers

Oligodeoxynucleotides complementary to the deduced mRNA sequence of soybean Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) were used to prime the synthesis of cDNA from soybean cotyledon total poly(A) RNA. The primed cDNA was used to select clones from a Glycine max cotyledon cDNA library. Two out of twelve hybridizing clones were shown to contain KTI cDNA. The nucleotide sequence of one clone, pSTI 9-2, was determined and it was found to encompass the complete protein coding region of KTI excet for three C-terminal residues. Trypsin inhibitor is synthesized with a 25 amino acid hydrophobic N-terminal sequence presumed to be a signal peptide. The mature polypeptide encoded by pSTI 9-2 agrees with the published amino acid composition of KTI, but contains two discrepancies at the peptide sequence level.     

萌发绿豆种子中的一种大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂钝化酶

通过 30 %～ 6 0 % (NH4 ) 2 SO4 分级沉淀、DEAE_SepharoseCL_6B离子交换层析、SephacrylS_2 0 0凝胶过滤层析和WatersAP_1离子交换层析 ,从萌发的绿豆 (Vignarabiata (L .)Wilczek)种子中分离纯化出一种可降解大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂 (STI)的蛋白酶。SDS_PAGE测定该酶的分子量为 2 9.8kD。该酶催化降解STI的Km 值为 76 9.2BAEE/mL ,Vmax为 115 .3BAEE·mL-1·min-1。该酶在 5 0℃、pH 8.0、相对酶活力 5 0 0 0BAEE/mL和 4h的反应时间时可将脱脂大豆粉中的STI活性钝化 90 .91%。该酶在温度低于 5 0℃及pH 6 .5～ 8.5时能保持其活性。     

Studies on cardiac myosin light chains: Comparison of the sequences of cardiac and skeletal myosin LC-2

Partial sequence analysis of bovine cardiac myosin LC-2 indicates that it is closely related to LC-2, the “DTNB light chain” of skeletal muscle myosin. The results suggest that myosins from a variety of sources have related light chains of two distinct types, although the sizes and properties of the light chains can vary substantially.     

缺失Kunitz胰蛋白酶抑制剂和脂肪氧化酶2.3的大豆新品种——中黄16的选育

大豆新品种中黄16（原名中作96－952）,是中国农业科学院作物育种栽培研究所利用缺失Kunitz胰蛋白酶抑制剂的高产、优质,抗花叶病毒病（SMV）的高代材料ti15176作母本,美国引进优良品种Century近等基因系,脂肪氧化酶缺失的优质材料Century-2.3作父本进行有性杂交,采用未变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（Native-PAGE）技术及等电聚焦聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（IEF－PAGE）技术,对杂种代胰蛋白酶抑制剂（Ti)、脂肪氧化酶（Lox)进行缺失检测及多年辅助选择育成,该品种于1999－2000年参加北京市夏播大豆区域试验,2001年参加北京市夏播大豆生产试验,2002年4月通过北京市品种审定委员会审定。其出特点是高产,稳产,优质（蛋脂双高、蛋白质含量高且蛋白质品质优异－－缺失Ti和Lox2.3),抗花叶病毒病,综合性状优异,是国内第一个缺失Kunitz胰蛋白酶抑制剂且缺失脂肪氧化酶2．3的三缺（Lox2.3,ti）优质大豆新品种。     

Proteolysis of soybean bowman-birk trypsin inhibitor during germination

The Bowman—Birk type trypsin inhibitor, BBSTI-D, which appears in the cotyledons of germinated soybeans (Glycine max), was isolated in homogeneous form. BBSTI-D has an amino acid composition identical to the native Bowman—Birk soybean trypsin inhibitor (BBSTI-E) except for the loss of one glutamyl/glutaminyl residue and one aspartyl/asparaginyl residue. The amino-terminal sequence of BBSTI-D was identical to that of BBSTI-E. These data, as well as the compositions of the tryptic peptides from reduced carboxymethylated BBSTI-D, indicate that BBSTI-D is derived from BBSTI-E by the loss of the carboxyl-terminal residues Glu⁷⁰—Asn⁷¹.     

Polymerized liposome as ligand carrier for affinity precipitation of proteins

A polymerized liposome (PLS) was prepared using a synthesized phospholipid with a diacetylene moiety in the hydrophobic chain and an amino group in the hydrophilic head. The PLS was used as a novel ligand carrier for affinity precipitation of proteins because it showed a reversibly precipitable property on salt addition and removal. Soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI) was easily immobilized on the PLS by a one-step carbodiimide reaction. The PLS showed no nonspecific adsoprtion of proteins. It had a large ligand coupling capacity, and then a large adsorption capacity for trypsin after STI immobilization. The PLS with immpbilized STI was recycled three times for the purification of trypsin from a crude pancreatic extract. Although the degree of purification was compromised by the impurity of the STI employed, in each run the purification factor reached about 6 and more than 80% of trypsin activity was recovered. The results indicated that the PLS was a potential ligand carrier for affinity precipitation of proteins. (c) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

萌发绿豆中水解大豆胰蛋白酶抑制子蛋白酶的纯化及固定化

大豆是豆类植物中最早发现存在蛋白酶抑制子的 ,由于其存在影响了豆类的利用价值 ,因此研究人员一直在寻找着解决办法。采用加热处理方法不能彻底钝化豆类蛋白的蛋白酶抑制子活性 ,且豆类蛋白的含硫氨基酸主要存在于各类蛋白酶抑制子中 ,从豆类蛋白中除去抑制子蛋白将大大降低其营养效价。本研究的目的是试图寻找一种可在常温下降解豆类胰蛋白酶抑制子的蛋白酶 ,从而钝化豆类的胰蛋白酶抑制活性。在前期工作中 ,我们发现枯草杆菌蛋白酶 (Ｓｕｂ ｔｉｌｉｓｉｎ)可在在常温下降解花生及大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂[1] ,近期我们的研究表明 ,Ａｌｃａ…     

雪花莲外源凝集素基因转化番茄

将含有雪花莲外源凝集素基因（ＧＮＡ）的质粒ｐＲＳＳＧＮＡ１通过冻融法转化到根癌土壤杆菌９Ａｇｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍ ｔｕｍｅｆａｃｉｅｎｓ（Ｓｍｉｔｈ ｅｔ Ｔｏｗｎｓｅｎｄ）Ｃｏｎｎ）菌株ＬＢＡ４４０４中。采用叶盘法转化番茄（Ｌｙｃｏｐｅｒｓｉｃｏｎ ｅｓｃｕｌｅｎｔｕｍ Ｍｉｌｌ．）栽培品种“Ｃ８”、“Ａ３９”和“Ａ５３”,获得了含ＧＮＡ基因的４３株转化植物株。通过卡那霉素抗性鉴定、ＮＰＴⅡ基     

Impact of transgenic oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) and of insecticidal proteins on longevity and digestive enzymes of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis

The risk that insect-resistant transgenic plants may pose for solitary bees was assessed by determining longevity of adult Osmia bicornis (O. rufa) chronically exposed to transgenic oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) or to the purified insecticidal proteins recombinant rOC-1, Kunitz soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI), Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA), or Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ab dissolved in sugar solution (at 0.01 and 0.1%, w:v, Cry1Ab only at 0.01%). Compared to control bees, longevity was significantly reduced by SBTI and GNA at both concentrations and by rOC-1 at 0.1%, but not by Cry1Ab or rOC-1 at 0.01%. Longevity on the OC-1 oilseed rape was not significantly different from the control plants. The effects of SBTI and rOC-1 on longevity were investigated through characterization of the digestive proteinases of O. bicornis and analysis of the response in proteinase profiles to ingestion of these proteinase inhibitors. A relatively complex profile of at least four types of soluble proteolytic enzymes was identified. Serine proteinases were found to be predominant, with metallo and especially cysteine proteinases making a smaller albeit significant contribution. The compensatory response to in vivo enzyme inhibition was similar for SBTI and rOC-1 although less pronounced for rOC-1. It consisted of a non-specific overproduction of native proteinases, both sensitive and insensitive, and the induction of a novel aspartic proteinase.     

Isolation and Partial Characterization of the Major Seed Protein from Nicotiana tabacum,and Accumulation during Development

During the seed development of Nicotiana tabacum, appreciable accumulation of the soluble protein fraction started to occur at around the 6th day after anthesis and finally reached 12% on the basis of dry weight when seed maturation was accomplished. In the soluble fraction of mature seeds, four protein fractions were observed on analytical ultracentrifugation, and the protein having a sedimentation coefficient of 11.7S was the major one. The 11.7S protein was isolated and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicated that the protein consisted of at least five subunits with molecular weights of 49,000, 31,000, 29,000, 21,000 and 19,000. The 11.7S protein was rich in glutamic acid or glutamine and arginine, and the presence of carbohydrate was confirmed.

During development, all of the five subunits started to appear during the period between the 12th and 15th day after anthesis.     

大肠杆菌中重组GNA蛋白的分离纯化

具有特异结合甘露糖基的雪花莲外源凝集素(Galanthus nivalis agglutnin,GNA)具有多种生物活性,在糖蛋白分离、逆转录病毒病和害虫防治等方面有广泛的应用价值。该试验分别采用超声破碎法、冻融裂解法和溶菌酶法破碎重组大肠杆菌细胞后,经尿素或SKL(十二烷基肌氨酸钠水溶液)溶解后,再透析复性获得了在大肠杆菌(E．coli)中高效表达的重组GNA蛋白,并经SDS—PAGE电泳检测GNA的大小、浓度及表达量．通过对诱导表达时间、超声处理的功率、时间、模式、尿素和SKL洗涤浓度,透析条件的优化组合,建立了一套从大肠杆菌细胞中分离重组GNA蛋白的有效方法,为进一步的重组CNA生物活性试验提供了物质基础,     

Isolation and characterization of a trypsin inhibitor from finger millet

A trypsin inhibitor was isolated from finger millet (Eleusine coracana) by ammonium sulphate fractionation, chromatography on CM-Sephadex and Sepha     

Effect of extrusion on trypsin inhibitor activity and nutrient digestibility of diets based on fish meal,soybean meal and white flakes

Abstract

The effects of moist extrusion processing of diets containing fish meal (FM) and conventional defatted soybean meal (SBM) or untoasted defatted soybean meal (white flakes [WF]) on amino acid composition, trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA), and apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients were studied. Three diets with the nutritional characteristics of feeds for salmonid fish were formulated: one control based on FM as protein source and two others where 40% of total amino acids from FM were substituted by either SBM or WF. Each diet was fed to mink either as an unextruded mixture of the ingredients or as extruded pellets in order to determine the effect of extrusion processing. Extrusion did not change the amino acid composition of the diets significantly, but reduced the TIA of both diets containing soy products by approximately 76%. Intake of the unextruded WF diet was only one-third compared with the other diets. The dry matter concentration in faeces from mink fed diets containing soy products was significantly lower than in mink fed the FM diet. Digestibility of crude protein, all amino acids and fat was lower, but starch higher, in the unextruded WF diet than in the FM and SBM diets, whereas no significant differences were found among the extruded diets. Extrusion of the WF diet increased digestibility of protein and all amino acids. The greatest increase in digestibility after extrusion of the WF diet was observed for cysteine followed by tryptophan. Extrusion of the FM and SBM diets had no significant effect on amino acid digestibility. Digestibility of starch was, in general, increased by extrusion. It is concluded that the heat treatment involved in typical moist extrusion processing used for fish feed may be sufficient to inactivate most of the TIA in unheated soybean meal, and to increase digestibility of the protein in WF to approximately the same level as found for SBM and FM. Still, extrusion is a lenient process with minor effects on nutrient digestibility of diets containing fish meal or toasted soybean meal as major protein sources.