Cleavage of BSA by a dipeptide seryl-histidine

被引:17
作者
Chen, J [1 ]
Wan, R [1 ]
Liu, H [1 ]
Cheng, CM [1 ]
Zhao, YF [1 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Chem, Sch Life Sci & Engn, Educ Minist,Key Lab Bioorgan Phosphorus Chem, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
来源
LETTERS IN PEPTIDE SCIENCE | 2000年 / 7卷 / 06期
关键词
artificial enzyme; bovine serum albumin; chemical protease; protein cleavage; seryl-histidine;
D O I
10.1007/BF02443596
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 [生物化学与分子生物学]; 081704 [应用化学];
摘要
A dipeptide seryl-histidine (Ser-His) was found to have the protein cleavage activity. BSA was cleaved into smear at around pH 5.0-6.0, with a half-life around 15 hr at 60 degreesC. Phosphate could accelerate the reaction. This is a brand new protein cleavage system. Since Ser and His are well-known catalytic residues at the active sites of many serine proteases, this results might provide clues to the possible roles of short oligopeptides in the origins of modem enzymes.
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页码:325 / 329
页数:5
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