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Hydrolysis and protection from hydrolysis of enkephalins in human plasma
Authors:Mario Marini  Gianna Roscetti  Lucilla Bongiorno  Alessandra Urbani  L. Giorgio Roda
Affiliation:(1) Dipartimento di Medicine Sperimentale e Scienze Biochimiche, II Universita' degli Studi di Roma "ldquo"Tor Vergata"rdquo", Via O. Raimondo, 1, 00173 Rome, Italy
Abstract:Seven groups of enkephalin-degrading enzymes and three groups of inhibitors active on these enzymes were separated from human plasma. The activity of the enzymes in hydrolyzing enkephalins and of the inhibitors in protecting enkephalins from proteolysis was measured. Results obtained with the endogenous inhibitors were compared to those relative to synthetic inhibitors. Data obtained indicate that all enkephalin-degrading enzymes found in plasma are significantly inhibited by the endogenous substances present in this tissue. The inhibition of the different classes of plasma enzymes by two of the three groups of endogenous substances is quite uniform, while one group of inhibitors appears specific to dipeptidylpeptidases. Results obtained are discussed in terms of the functional role of the inhibitory substances and of the possible pharmacological implication of their presence in human plasma.
Keywords:Enkephalins  plasma  peptidase
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