Abstract:
:We studied the hydrolysis of a neuropeptide kyotorphin (L-Tyr-L-Arg) by an enkephalin-degrading aminopeptidase purified from cytosol of rat brain in vitro. The purified enzyme was homogeneous as judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), gel filtration and isoelectric focusing. The aminopeptidase with an apparent molecular weight (Mr) = 98000 catalyzed the hydrolysis of Leu- and Met-enkephalins with Km values of 125 and 142 microM, respectively. The enzyme activity was inhibited by bestatin, amastatin and puromycin but not by pepstatin, leupeptin and phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF). Kyotorphin was degraded by the aminopeptidase at pH 7.0, and the Vmax and Km values were 9.2 mumol/min/mg protein and 95 microM, respectively. The Km value for kyotorphin was compatible to those for Leu- and Met-enkephalins. Taken together, these results suggest a possible involvement of the enkephalin-degrading aminopeptidase in cytosolic degradation of kyotorphin in neuronal cells of rat brain.
journal_name
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo)journal_title
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletinauthors
Akasaki K,Tsuji Hdoi
10.1248/cpb.39.1883subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-07-01 00:00:00pages
1883-5issue
7eissn
0009-2363issn
1347-5223journal_volume
39pub_type
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