Incubation of cultured hippocampal slices with chloroquine, a compound that increases the pH of acidic subcellular organelles, for 10 h reduced the activity of cathepsin L by 83 +/- 0.87% (mean +/- s.e.m.) while only marginally suppressing cathepsin B. This
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology, 7(1), 81-91 (1993-06-01)
To get a better understanding of the role of the previously reported fibrinogenolytic enzyme of Aspergillus fumigatus, we investigated the in vitro conditions of enzyme synthesis and attempted to characterize it. Modification of the nitrogen source did not influence the
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 25(4), 403-408 (1982-04-01)
The conformations of enzyme inhibitors in solution and bound to the enzyme thermolysin are investigated as a convenient model for understanding the relationship between the conformation of drugs in solution and at the receptor. The solution conformations of carbobenzoxy-L-phenylalanine (I)
International journal of peptide and protein research, 37(4), 325-330 (1991-04-01)
Diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) inactivated the neutral zinc proteinase from Bacillus mesentericus strain 76/Bacillus subtilis (MCP 76) by ethoxycarbonylation completely. Exposure of the enzyme to DEPC together with the competitive inhibitor Z-L-phenylalanine prevented the loss of activity toward both peptide and protein
The alpha-glyceryl esters of Z-Gly, Z-Phe and Z-Tyr were synthesized and their use for protease catalyzed peptide synthesis was studied. Three enzymes isolated from crude papain were compared in their catalytic potency. Syntheses with alpha-chymotrypsin were performed in a biphasic