Two new cysteine endopeptidases obtained from the latex of Araujia hortorum fruits |
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Authors: | Obregón W D Arribére M C del Valle S M Liggieri C Caffini N Priolo N |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratorio de Investigación de Proteínas Vegetales (LIPROVE), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CC 711, 1900 La Plata, Argentina |
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Abstract: | Two new endopeptidases were purified to homogeneity from the latex of Araujia hortorum fruits by a simple purification procedure involving ultracentrifugation and ion exchange chromatography. Molecular weights of araujiain h II and araujiain h III were 23,718 and 23546 (mass spectrometry), respectively. The isoelectric point of araujiain h II was 8.9, whereas araujiain h III had a pI higher than 9.3. Maximum proteolytic activity on caseine was reached at pH 8.0-9.0 for both endopeptidases, which were irreversibly inhibited by iodoacetate and E-64, suggesting they belong to the cysteine protease family. Esterolytic activity was determined on N--CBZ-amino acid-p-nitrophenyl esters, and the highest kcat/Km values for the both enzymes were obtained with the glutamine derivative. The N-terminal sequences of araujiain h II and araujiain h III showed a high degree of homology with other plant cysteine endopeptidases. |
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Keywords: | Araujiain cysteine endopeptidases latex milkweed family protein purification |
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