PRO-CARBOXYPEPTIDASE-R CLEAVES BRADYKININ FOLLOWING ACTIVATION

被引:61
作者
SHINOHARA, T
SAKURADA, C
SUZUKI, T
TAKEUCHI, O
CAMPBELL, W
IKEDA, S
OKADA, N
OKADA, H
机构
[1] FUKUOKA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,JOHNAN KU,FUKUOKA 81401,JAPAN
[2] FUKUOKA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT SURG 1,FUKUOKA,JAPAN
[3] NAGOYA CITY UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MOLEC BIOL,NAGOYA,AICHI,JAPAN
关键词
CARBOXYPEPTIDASE R; TRYPSIN-ACTIVATED CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; BRADYKININ;
D O I
10.1159/000236661
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Arginine carboxypeptidase (CPR) is a labile enzyme present in human serum which is unrelated to carboxypeptidase N. In this study we demonstrate that CPR exists in a precursor form in plasma and can be converted to the active form by trypsin and presumable trypsin-like enzymes. The trypsin-generated active form can not only cleave a small synthetic substrate, hippuryl-L-arginine, but can remove terminal arginine from bradykinin.
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页码:400 / 404
页数:5
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