Isolation and primary structures of seven serine proteinase inhibitors from Cyclanthera pedata seeds |
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Authors: | Jolanta Kowalska Agnieszka ZabłockaTadeusz Wilusz |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Wroc?aw, Tamka 2, 50-137 Wroc?aw, Poland |
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Abstract: | Seven new trypsin inhibitors, CyPTI I–VII, were purified from ripe seeds of Cyclanthera pedata by affinity chromatography on immobilized chymotrypsin in the presence of 5 M NaCl followed by preparative native PAGE at pH 8.9. The CyPTIs (Cyclanthera pedata trypsin inhibitors) belong to a well-known squash inhibitor family. They contain 28–30 amino acids and have molecular weights from 3031 to 3367 Da. All the isolated inhibitors strongly inhibit bovine β-trypsin (Ka > 1011 M− 1) and, more weakly, bovine α-chymotrypsin (Ka ≈ 104–106 M− 1). In the presence of 3 M NaCl the association constants of CyPTIs with α-chymotrypsin increased a few hundred fold. Taking advantage of this phenomenon, a high concentration of NaCl was used to isolate the inhibitors by affinity chromatography on immobilized chymotrypsin. It was found that although one of them, CyPTI IV, had split the Asn25–Gly26 peptide bond, its inhibitory activity remained unchanged. The hydrolyzed bond is located downstream of the reactive site. Presumably, the inhibitor is a naturally occurring, double-chain protein arising during posttranslational modifications. |
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Keywords: | Cyclanthera pedata Double-chain inhibitor Squash inhibitors |
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