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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
A protease inhibitor which is equally active on bovine and porcine trypsins was isolated in a homogenous form from jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis). The preparation with a molecular weight of 18 kDa was found to be a glycoprotein with a high half cysteine content. Isoleucine and tyrosine were found to be absent. The inhibitor was heat-stable and stable at pH 2.0 and 11.0. It was ten times less active on bovine alpha-chymotrypsin and pronase than on trypsin. It displayed weak action on subtilisin BPN, porcine elastase and pepsin. The inhibitor was most effective in blocking the total proteolytic, tryptic and chymotryptic activities of rabbit pancreatic preparation. The relative ratios of inhibitions of the three activities on rabbit, bovine and human systems were respectively 1250:100:1, 600:100:1 and 46:18:1. While different substrates (except denatured serum albumin) did not significantly alter the magnitude of inhibition of bovine trypsin, the extent of inhibition of bovine alpha-chymotrypsin by the jack bean inhibitor was highly dependent on the substrate used in the assay.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0301-1208
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
332-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Natural plant enzyme inhibitors: isolation and properties of a trypsin inhibitor from jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't