Primary sequence determination of a Kunitz inhibitor isolated from Delonix regia seeds

Autor: Sergio Marangoni, José C. Novello, Luciana Di Ciero, Claudio A. M. Sampaio, Maria Luiza Vilela Oliva, Silvana Cristina Pando
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Phytochemistry. 57:625-631
ISSN: 0031-9422
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(01)00080-2
Popis: 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE