title: Endopeptidase and carboxypeptidase activities in human urine which hydrolyze bradykinin.
abstract: 1. We have fractionated the bradykinin inactivating activity of human urine by stepwise elution chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and recovered 95% of the inactivating activity and 29% of the protein (absorbance at A280 nm). 2. Seven of nine fractions which presented activity were also tested for angiotensin I and II inactivating activity, angiotensin converting activity and for the hydrolysis of hippuryl-His-Leu and hippuryl-Arg. Sites of hydrolysis in bradykinin were determined by HPLC of the hydrolysates and fragments were compared with authentic peptides. 3. Cleavage sites demonstrated for Fractions A through G were: Phe8-Arg9 (A and B), Phe5-Ser6 (C and F), Pro7-Phe8 (D), Gly4-Phe5 and Pro7-Phe8 (E) and Pro3-Gly4 (G). 4. The relative molecular weight of the bradykininase activity present in each fraction, determined by gel filtration, was: 16 kDa (A), 70 kDa (B), 60 kDa (C), 88 kDa (D), 230 kDa (E), 45 kDa (F) and 49 kDa (G). 5. Bradykinin inactivating activity was inhibited 50-100% by 3 mMEDTA (A, B, D, E and G), 1 mMM 2-mercaptoethanol (A, B, C and G), 0.1 microM Hg2+ (A, C and G), 0.1 mM PMSF (C and F), 1 mM TPCK (C and F), 1 mM Zn2+ (C), 60 microM BPP5a and 40 microM BPP9a (D), 0.1 microM phosphoramidon (E) and 3 mM sodium p-hydroxymercuribenzoate (G). 6. The properties of some of these bradykinin inactivating activities correspond to enzymes previously described in urine and tissues: carboxypeptidases (Fractions A and B), angiotensin I converting enzyme (Fraction D), neutral endopeptidase (Fraction E). However, the chymotrypsin-like activity of Fractions C and F and the prolylendopeptidase activity of Fraction G have not been described before in urine and they are being purified in order to obtain a more accurate characterization.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Casarini
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Stella
mesh_terms: D001920:Bradykinin / Q000378:metabolism*; D002268:Carboxypeptidases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis
chemical_list: D002268:Carboxypeptidases; D010450:Endopeptidases; D001920:Bradykinin