Proteolytic Enzymes of Neurospora crassa
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- 1 August 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 56 (1) , 271-281
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1975.tb02230.x
Abstract
Five intracellular proteolytic enzymes from Neurospora crassa were isolated and partially characterized: an acidic and an alkaline endopeptidase, one carboxypeptidase and two aminopeptidases. All these proteinases were purified from the same crude extract to homogenity by heat treatment, precipitation with ammonium sulfate, chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, CM-cellulose, DEAE-Sephadex, hydroxyapatite and by gel filtration. The acid proteinase hydrolysed acid-denatured haemoglobin at pH 3.0. The alkaline proteinase and the carboxypeptidase are serine proteinases that require a sulfhydryl group for activity. The aminopeptidases are both metallo-proteinases; one posseses broad specifity to the B-chain of oxidized insulin, the other posseses only narrow specifity and can only split the N-terminal basic amino acids of peptides.Keywords
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