Some Characteristics of a New Glycopeptidase Acting on Aspartylglycosylamine Linkages1

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A new type of glycopeptidase hydrolyzing β-aspartylglycosylamine linkages was partially purified from almond emulsin by chromatography on Sephadex G-200 and DE 52. The enzyme degraded stem bromelain glycopeptide, Asn-Asn(Man3,Xyl1,Fuc1,GlcNAc2)-Glu-Ser-Ser, to yield equimolar amounts of intact oligosacchande, peptide (Asn-Asp-Glu-Ser-Ser), and ammonia. The Km value for the stem bromelain glycopeptide was 4 mM, and the optimum pH was 5.2. The enzyme was markedly inhibited by 10 mM Cu2+, Fe2+, and Zn2+. Thiol inhibitors and actinomycete protease inhibitors had no effect. The glycopeptides used as substrates were prepared from stem bromelain, ovalbumin or ovotransferrin. The enzyme hydrolyzed glycopeptides with 3–11 arnino acid residues, whereas it did not hydrolyze glycopeptides with 1–2 amino acid residues. Furthermore, Asn-oligosaccharide was not inhibitory to the enzyme.

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