Extracellular metalloproteinase activity in Phytomonas francai

被引:10
作者
Almeida, FVS
Branquinha, MH
Giovanni-De-Simone, S
Vermelho, AB
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Microbiol Prof Paulo de Goes, Dept Microbiol Geral, BR-21941590 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[2] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Dept Bioquim & Biol Mol, Lab Bioquim Prot & Peptideos, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Fluminense, Dept Biol Celular & Mol, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
关键词
Proteolytic Activity; Hemin; Extracellular Proteinase; Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation; Gelatinolytic Activity;
D O I
10.1007/s00436-002-0792-3
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Extracellular proteolytic activities were detected in Phytonionas francai culture supernatant. A 67-kDa enzyme was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and gel filtration in a HPLC system. This proteinase was optimally active at 28 degreesC and pH 5.0; and the use of proteolytic inhibitors indicated that it belongs to the metalloproteinase class. This is the first report on the purification of an extracellular metalloproteinase from a Phytomonas species.
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页数:3
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