Title |
Purification and characterization of tripeptidylpeptidase-II from post-mortem human brain
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Published in |
Neurochemical Research, July 1993
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DOI | 10.1007/bf00966768 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
C. Wilson, A. M. Gibson, J. R. McDermott |
Abstract |
A soluble tripeptidylaminopeptidase has been isolated from human post-mortem cerebral cortex by anion exchange, hydrophobic interaction and size-exclusion chromatography. From gel filtration studies the active enzyme can exist in both high molecular weight (M(r) > 10(6) and smaller forms. The enzyme hydrolyses Ala-Ala-Phe-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin with a pH optimum of around 7.5 and Km of 148 microM. It did not hydrolyse N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Phe-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin, aminoacyl- or dipeptidyl-7-amido-methylcoumarins and was not inhibited by bestatin. The enzyme was inhibited by phenylmethylsulphonyl-fluoride, 3,4-dichloroisocoumarin, N-hydroxymercuriphenyl-sulphonic acid and N-ethylmaleimide showing that its activity is serine and cysteine dependent. The purified enzyme released tripeptides from several naturally occurring neuropeptides with quite broad specificity. Cholecystokinin octapeptide, angiotensin III and neurokinin A were the most rapidly hydrolysed. Peptides with Pro residues around the point of cleavage were not hydrolysed. |
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