Studies on human gastric mucosal cathepsin and its unique nature compared with other human pepsinogens

Autor: Jagdish C. Mangla, Gilda Guarasci, Michael D. Turner
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: Biochemical medicine. 10(1)
ISSN: 0006-2944
Popis: The material in human gastric mucosa known as cathepsin can be distinguished from the other proteinases by its low mobility on agar gel electrophoresis. It was shown to increase its mobility on acid activation. Sufficient enzyme was purified by phosphate gradient column chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, Sephadex G-100, and Pevikon block electrophoresis to allow study of some of its properties. The enzyme differs from the other human gastric proteinases by its resistance to destruction by alkali after acidification, by having a somewhat higher pH optimum for proteolysis, and by a different peptide bond specificity. The results indicate that the human gastric mucosa contains at least three distinct classes of acid proteinase which are capable of attacking different peptide bonds.
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