Primary sequence determination of a Kunitz inhibitor isolated from Delonix regia seeds |
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Authors: | Pando S C Oliva M L Sampaio C A Di Ciero L Novello J C Marangoni S |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, UNICAMP, 13083-970, Campinas-SP, Brazil |
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Abstract: | A serine proteinase inhibitor was purified from Delonix regia seeds a Leguminosae tree of the Caesalpinioideae subfamily. The inhibitor named DrTI, inactivated trypsin and human plasma kallikrein with K(i )values 2.19x10(-8) M and 5.25 nM, respectively. Its analysis by SDS-PAGE 10-20% showed that the inhibitor is a protein with a single polypeptide chain of M(r) 22 h Da. The primary sequence of the inhibitor was determined by Edman degradation, thus indicating that it contained 185 amino acids and showed that it belongs to the Kunitz type family; however, its reactive site did not contain Arg or Lys at the putative reactive site (position 63, SbTI numbering) or it was displaced when compared to other Kunitz-type inhibitors. |
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