Amino acid sequence of penicillopepsin. III. Isolation and characterization of amino terminal, tryptic, and tryptophanyl peptides

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 895-901
Author(s):  
C. Ian Harris ◽  
Leticia Rao ◽  
Paul Shutsa ◽  
Alexander Kurosky ◽  
Theo Hofmann

The amino acid sequences of peptides isolated from a tryptic digest of penicillopepsin (EC 3.4.23.7), a subtilisin (EC 3.4.21.14) digest of maleylated penicillopepsin, and a chymotryptic digest of penicillopepsin modified with dinitrophenylsulfenyl (DNPS) chloride have been determined. The first two digests identified four of the five lysyl residues of the enzyme as well as the N-terminal peptide. The third digest provided overlaps at three of the tryptophanyl residues. The DNPS-tryptophan peptides were isolated on an affinity column prepared by coupling dinitrophenyl antibody raised in sheep to cyanogen bromide-activated Sepharose.

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 872-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kurosky ◽  
Theo Hofmann

The amino acid sequences of 48 peptides obtained from a chymotryptic digest of the mould acid protease, penicillopepsin (EC 3.4.23.7), have been determined. These peptides established the sequences of 26 unique fragments of up to 28 residues in length. The 28-residue fragment was identified as the N-terminal region. The C-terminal region is represented by a 13-residue fragment. The amino acids contained in these fragments account for some 85% of the residues of the enzyme.


1976 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
AR Nash ◽  
WK Fisher ◽  
EOP Thompson

The amino acid sequence of the a-chain of the principal haemoglobin from the shark, H. portusjacksoni has been determined. The chain has 148 residues and is acetylated at the amino terminal. The soluble peptides obtained by tryptic and chymotryptic digestion of the protein or its cyanogen bromide fragments were isolated by gel filtration, paper ionophoresis and paper chromatography. The amino acid sequences were determined by the dansyl-Edman procedure. The insoluble 'core' peptide from the tryptic digestion contained 34 residues and required cleavage by several proteases before the sequence was established. Compared with human a-chain there are 88 amino acid differences including the additional seven residues which appear on the amino terminal of the shark chain. There is also one deletion and one insertion. The chain contains no tryptophan but has four cysteinyl residues which is the highest number of such residues recorded for a vertebrate globin.


Biochemistry ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 2427-2435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koiti Titani ◽  
Mark A. Hermodson ◽  
Lowell H. Ericsson ◽  
Kenneth A. Walsh ◽  
Hans Neurath

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 885-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leticia Rao ◽  
Theo Hofmann

The determination of the amino acid sequences of 70 peptides obtained from a thermoiytic digest of penicillopepsin (EC 3.4.23.7) is described. Fifty-six unique sequences ranging from 2 to 13 amino acids were compiled. Among these was a heptapeptide whose sequence is nearly identical with that of the epoxide-reactive active site peptide of porcine pepsin (EC 3.4.23.1). Considering unrecognized overlaps, a minimum of 272 and a maximum of 293 unique amino acids have been obtained. They account for about 90% of the amino acids of the enzyme.


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