title: Distribution of dipeptidase activity between lysosomes and soluble fraction of rat liver.
abstract: Dipeptidase activity toward Arg-Phe, Arg-Gly, and Trp-Leu exhibited bimodal distribution in the lysosomal and soluble fractions of rat liver. The majority (50-70 percent) of the dipeptidase activity was present in the soluble fraction. Some evidence for a plasma membrane dipeptidase, which hydrolyzes Trp-Leu but not Arg-Phe or Arg-Gly, also was found. The lysosomal dipeptidase activity had a pH optimum of 6.0-7.0, and was activated by sulfhydryl reagents. Lysosomal localization for some of the dipeptidase activity was established with Triton WR-1339 fractionation and latency experiments.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000201:enzymology; D004150:Dipeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D012995:Solubility; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology*; D013439:Sulfhydryl Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013439:Sulfhydryl Reagents; D004150:Dipeptidases