Complete amino acid sequence of the protease inhibitor BWI-4a from buckwheat seeds |
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Authors: | Belozersky M A Dunaevsky Y E Musolyamov A K Egorov T A |
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Affiliation: | Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia. mbeloz@genebee.msu.su |
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Abstract: | The complete amino acid sequence of the protease inhibitor BWI-4a from buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) seeds has been established by automated Edman degradation in combination with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The inhibitor molecule consists of 67 amino acid residues with a single disulfide bond. Its N-terminus is blocked by a pyroglutamic acid residue. The reactive site of the inhibitor contains an Arg43-Asp44 bond. Mass spectrometry revealed that inhibitor BWI-4a is present in buckwheat seeds in two isoforms differing by a single amino acid substitution of Gly40 for Ala40. Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the BWI-4a inhibitor indicates that this inhibitor is a member of the potato proteinase inhibitor I family. |
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