1 U corresponds to the amount of enzyme which hydrolyzes 1 μmol Pyroglutamate-p-nitroanilide per minute at pH 7.0 and 37 °C
Analysis Note
enzyme activity: the optimum temperature is 95-100 °C (the enzyme is stable up to 75 °C), the optimum pH is 6-9 (stable from pH 6-9). Inhibitors: PCMB, Hg+.
Other Notes
An enzyme that removes pyroglutamic acid (pGlu) from pGlu-peptide and proteins[1][2]; employed in Edman degradation.[3][4]
For larger proteins, efficient deblocking prior to Edman sequencing is especially important to obtain quality, extended sequencing data which is limited by the stepwise accumulation of background from the random acid hydrolysis of the protein. Therefore, any portion that remains
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Pyrrolidone carboxyl peptidase (EC 3.4.11.8) is an exopeptidase commonly called PYRase, which hydrolytically removes the pGlu-proteins. pGlu also known as pyrrolidone carboxylic acid may occur naturally by an enzymatic procedure or may occur as an artifact in proteins or peptides.
We previously described a proteome-wide, peptide-centric procedure for sorting protein N-terminal peptides and used these peptides as readouts for protease degradome and xenoproteome studies. This procedure is part of a repertoire of gel-free techniques known as COmbined FRActional DIagonal Chromatography
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 18(6), 637-644 (2006-05-17)
Coeliac disease (CD) is an enteropathy caused by an immune reaction towards wheat gluten and similar proteins from barley and rye. It was shown that some gluten peptides spontaneously form N-terminal L-pyroglutamate. This modification could potentially make gluten more resistant
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