Purification and properties of dipeptidyl amino-peptidase I from chicken liver (author's transl)

Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase I (E.S. 3.4.14.1) from chicken liver was purified by the following steps: homogenization at pH 5, thermic precipitation, acetone fractionation and Sephadex G-100, DEAE-cellulose and organomercurial-Sepharose column fractionations. The purified enzyme appears to be homogeneo...

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Published inRevista espanola de fisiologia Vol. 36; no. 3; p. 321
Main Authors Barceló, F, Vives, N, Bozal, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.09.1980
Subjects
Animals
Cathepsins - isolation & purification
Chickens
Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose
Chromatography, Gel
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Isoelectric Point
Liver - enzymology
Molecular Weight
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Summary:Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase I (E.S. 3.4.14.1) from chicken liver was purified by the following steps: homogenization at pH 5, thermic precipitation, acetone fractionation and Sephadex G-100, DEAE-cellulose and organomercurial-Sepharose column fractionations. The purified enzyme appears to be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis at both pH 4.5 and 8.3 and has an isoelectric point of 5.7 +/- 0.05. The molecular weight of the enzyme reale 167,000 +/- 17,000 on the Sephadex G-150 column chromatography. The optimum pH for hydrolysis of Gly-Phe-p-nitroanilide (GPNA) and Gly-Phe-B-naphthylamide was 5.8. The value of Km for the hydrolysis of GPNA was estimated at 3.3 mM. The enzyme required halide ions for activity and was activated by thiol reagents (dithiothreitol, cysteine and 2-mercaptoethanol). Accordingly, DAP I was inhibited by thiol-blocking reagents (PCMB, IAA, Hg2+). The enzyme oxidation with oxygen current was fostered by chloride anion (50 nM); nevertheless the activity was recovered when cysteine was present in the incubation mixture; the latter, besides, seems to perform as enzyme protector.
ISSN:0034-9402