Purification and partial characterization of Phaseolus vulgaris seed aminopeptidase

The aminopeptidase activity of Phaseolus vulgaris seeds was measured using L-Leu-p-nitroanilide and the L-aminoacyl-ß-naphthylamides of Leu, Ala, Arg and Met. A single peak of aminopeptidase activity on Leu-ß-naphthylamide was eluted at 750 µS after gradient elution chromatography on DEAE-cellulose of the supernatant of a crude seed extract. The effluent containing enzyme activity was applied to a Superdex 200 column and only one peak of aminopeptidase activity was obtained. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (10 per cent) presented only one protein band with molecular mass of 31 kDa under reducing and nonreducing conditions. The aminopeptidase has an optimum pH of 7.0 for activity on all substrates tested and the highest Vmax/KM ratio for L-Leu-ß-naphthylamide. The enzyme activity was increased 40 per cent by 0.15 M NaCl, inhibited 94 per cent by 2.0 mM Zn2+, inhibited 91 per cent by sodium p-hydroxymercuribenzoate and inhibited 45 per cent by 0.7 mM o-phenanthroline and 30 µM EDTA. Mercaptoethanol (3.3 mM), dithioerythritol (1.7 mM), Ala, Arg, Leu and Met (70 µM), p-nitroaniline (0.25 mM) and ß-naphthylamine (0.53 mM) had no effect on enzyme activity when assayed with 0.56 mM of substrate. Bestatin (20 µM) inhibited 18 per cent the enzyme activity. The aminopeptidase activity in the seeds decayed 50 per cent after two months when stored at 4oC and room temperature. The enzyme is leucyl aminopeptidase metal- and thiol group-dependent.

Basic aminopeptidase from rabbit kidney: purification and partial characterization

The aminopeptidase activity of a homogenate of rabbit kidney treated with Triton X-100 was measured using L-aminoacyl-2-naphthylatmides (AA-NA). After gradient elution ion-exchange chromatography, four peaks of aminopeptidase activity were eluted. The enzyme eluted at 450 muS containing 33.5 per cent of the activity towards Arg-NA was applied to a Superdex 75 column and presented only one protein band on 10 per cent SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This enzyme has an apparent molecular mass of 78 kDa, is five-fold activated by 0.15 M NaCl and the highest Vmax/Km ratio was obtained with Arg-NA. Enzyme activity was inhibited 100 per cent by 0.13 mM sodium p-hydroxymercuribenzoate, 20 per cent by 0.75 mM EDTA and 100 per cent by 0.66 mM ophenanthroline. Puromycin and bestatin behaved like competitive inhibitors with a Ki of 0.60 mM and 5.0 muM, respectively.

Endopeptidase and carboxypetidase activities in human urine which hydrolyze bradykinin

We have fractionated the bradykinin inactivating activity of human urine by stepwise elution chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and recovered 95% of the inactivating activity and 29% ofd the protein (absorbance at A280 nm). Seven of nine fractions which presented activity were also tested for angiotensin I and II inactivating activity, angiotensin convertingg activity and for the hydrolysis of hippuryl-His-Leu and hippuryl-Arg. Sites of hydrolysis in bradyykinin were determined by HPLC of the hydrolysates and fragments were compared with authentic peptides. Cleavage sites demonstrated for Fractioons A through G were: Phe8-Arg9 (A and B), Phe5-Ser6 (C and F), Pho7-Phe8 (D), Gly4-Phe5 and Pro7-Phe8 (E) and Pro3-Gly4 (G). The relative molecular weight of the bradykininase activity present in each fraction, determined by gel filtration, was: 16 kDa (A), 70 kDa (B), 60 kDa (B) (C), 88 kDa (D), 230 kDa (E) and 49 kDa (G). Bradykinin inactiivating activity was inhibited 50--100% by 3 mM EDTA (A,B,D,E adn G), 1 mMM 2-mercaptoethanol (A,B,C and G), 0.1 mM PMSF (C and F), 1 mM TPCK (C and F), 1 mM Xn2+ (C), 60 uM BPP5a and 40 uM BPP9a (D), 0.1 uM phosphoramidon (E) and 3 mM sodium p-hydroxyymercuribenzoate (G). The properties of some of these bradykinin inactivating activities correspondend to enzymes previously described in urine and tissues: carboxypeptidases (Fractions A and B, angiotensin I converting enzyme (Fraction d), neutral endopeptidase (Fraction E). However, the chymotrypsin-like activity of fractions C and F and the prolylendopeptidase activity of fraction G have not been described before in urine and they being purified in order to obtain a more accurate characterization

Inhibition of aminopeptidase activity by aromatic and other cyclic compounds

The effect of 2-naphthylamine, p-nitroaniline, o-phenanthroline, sodium deoxycholate and hydrocortisone succinate on the activity of human urine aminopeptidase, rat kidney methionyl and arginyl aminopeptidase, soybean and Enterolobium contortisiliquum seed aminopeptidase was studied using aminoacyl-2-naphthylamide and L-Leu-p-nitroanilide as substrates. Ki values ranged from 10 microM to 2.7 mM. On the basis of Ki and Km values, and catalytic efficiency for each enzyme, it is clear that the aminopeptidases from human urine and from soybean seed should be assayed with both substrates, whereas L-Leu-p-nitroaniline is a more appropriate substrate for the rat kidney aminopeptidases. Sodium deoxycholate is a better inhibitor than hydrocortisone succinate. Non-competitive inhibition was observed in all cases except for E. contortisiliquum seed aminopeptidase

Purification and partial characterization of Enterolobium contortisiliquum seed arylamidase

Arylamidase activity was isolated from Enterolobium contortisiliquum seeds (2 U/g) using L-Leu-2-naphthlamide as substrate to monitor the prification. The enzyme preparation was purified 733-fold by ammonium sulfate precipitation, and by ion eschange and gel filtration chromatography, in 6,6% yield. SDS-Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis after fast protein liquid chromatography on a Mono Q column, showed only one protein band with a molecular weight of 35 kDa. The optimum pH for arylamidase activity was 6.5. Taking the hydrolysis rate of Lys-2-naphthylamide as one, the relative rates at which the other substrates were hydrolyzed were: Leu-2-naphthlamide, 30, Met-2-naphthlamide, 18, Arg-2-naphthlamide, 2, Ala-2-naphthylamide, 1.5, and L-Leu-p-nitroanilide, 26. The arylamidase activity was inhibited 50% by 0.1 mM HgCl2, 0.1 mM ZnCl2, 0.13 mM NiCl2, 0.2 mM o-phenanthroline and 1 * M soidum p-hydroxymercuribenzoate, and activated 35% by 5.0 * M EDTA. Iodoacetate (0.067 mM), dithioerythritol and 2-mercaptoethanol (3.3 mM), and chloride ions (0.2 M) had no effect on the enzyme activity

Partial purification and properties of rat urine arylamidases

Arylamidases were isolated from rat urine using L-aminoacyl-2-naphthylamides and L-Leu-p-nitroanilide as substrates to monitor the purification. Ion-exchange chromatography separated three peaks of activity (A, B and C). after gel filtration chromatography, the second and third peaks (B and C) were further purified to provide B1 and C1. Each behaved like a single active protein band on 7.5% polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis without SDS. he molecular weights of fractions B1 and C1 determined by SDS-PAGE were 440 and 270 kDa, respectively. The pH optimum for arylamidase activity was 7.5 for both forms on all substrate for both forms. The arylamidase activity of B1 and C1 was not affected by the presence of chloride ions and was increased in the presence of CaCl2 and MnCl2 only when L-Glu-2-naphthylamide was used as substrate. EDTA (3.3-33.0 micronM) and o-phenanthroline (0.1-1.0mM) but not -SH(0.08-0.67 mM) or -S-S-(0.42-3.3mM) group reagents inhibited the arylamidase activity. Hydrolysis of L-Leu-2-naphthylamide by fractions B1 and C1 was competitively inhibited by leucine (0.14-0.56 mM), indomethacin and puromycin (67-267 micronM) and bestatin (8.3-33.3 micronM). For each inhibitor, the Ki values were similar in the two fractions: 100 micronM for L-leucine, 10 micronM for indomethacin and puromycin and 1.0 micronM for bestatin. The enzymatic properties of fractions B1 and C1 were similar to those reported for fraction A1 by Alves et al. (Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological...

Purification and characterization of aminopeptidase activity from rat urine

The aminopeptidase activity of rats urine was tested using L-aminoacy1-2-naphtylamides and L-Leu-p-nitroanilide. The enzyme preparation was purified by ion-exchange and gel filtration chromatography and showed only a single active protein active protein band on 7.5% polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme was characterized by studying the effects of ions (divalent cations and chloride), chelating agents and -SH and -S-S- group reagents and by determining kinetic parameters (Km and Vmax for different substrates and K1 for amino acids, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs)