PROTEOLYTIC-ENZYMES .8. TRYPTIC HYDROLYSIS OF OMEGA-AMIDINO ALPHA-AMINO-ACID (INDOSPECINE) ESTERS

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 87  (4) , 1229-1234
Abstract
Several esters of a series of .omega.-amidino .alpha.-amino acids were synthesized. Some were efficiently hydrolyzed by bovine trypsin [EC 3.4.21.4]. The kinetics of hydrolysis of the esters were compared with those of the .omega.-guanidino series. The relationships between length of the side chain and the susceptibility to hydrolysis by trypsin were different in the 2 series. These slight differences are discussed in terms of the molecular structures and their relation to the structural requirements of the trypsin active site.