Purification and Characterization of an Iminopeptidase from the Primary Leaf of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 73 (4) , 1048-1054
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.73.4.1048
Abstract
Iminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.5) was substantially purified from the primary leaves of 7-day-old wheat seedlings (T. aestivum L.). The purification procedure consisted of 5 steps: acid precipitation, molecular exclusion chromatography on Sephacryl S-200, Ultrogel AcA 44, Sepharose 2B and ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose. Iminopeptidase isolated in this manner was only active against the .beta.-naphthylamides of proline and hydroxyproline. For each substrate, the pH optimum was 7.4 and activity was sensitive to sulfhydryl group inhibitors. The iminopeptidase hydrolyzed the dipeptides Pro-Leu, Pro-Gly, Hyp-Gly and Pro-Tyr. Iminopeptidase activity against the dipeptide Pro-Gly was higher than against Hyp-Gly. The MW was estimated to be .apprx. 400,000. Evidence was obtained for the existence of endogenous inhibitors of iminopeptidase activity.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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