| Literature DB >> 2901829 |
O Toffoletto1, K M Metters, E B Oliveira, A C Camargo, J Rossier.
Abstract
It has been previously reported that both the cysteinyl-endo-oligopeptidase A and the metalloendopeptidase EC 3.4.24.15 are able to generate enkephalin from a number of enkephalin-containing peptides, including dynorphin A1-8. The present study shows that only endo-oligopeptidase A is able to generate [Leu5]enkephalin and [Met5]enkephalin from dynorphin A1-8 and from metorphamide respectively. It is also shown that endo-oligopeptidase A neither hydrolyses the specific EC 3.4.24.15 substrate alpha-N-benzoyl-Gly-Ala-Ala-Phe p-aminobenzoate, nor is inhibited by the specific EC 3.4.24.15 inhibitor N-[1(RS)-carboxy-2-phenylethyl]-alpha-Ala-Ala-Phe p-aminobenzoate.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2901829 PMCID: PMC1149103 DOI: 10.1042/bj2520035
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857