title: Amino acids and peptides. XXIX. Synthesis of peptide fragments related to active center of eglin c and studies on the relationship between their structure and their inhibitory activity against cathepsin G and alpha-chymotrypsin.
abstract: H-Ser-Pro-Val-Thr-Leu-Asp-Leu-Arg-Tyr-OMe, corresponding to the sequence 41-49 of eglin c, inhibited human leukocyte cathepsin G and alpha-chymotrypsin. In order to gain further insight into the relationship between the structure and the inhibitory activity against cathepsin G and alpha-chymotrypsin, peptide fragments related to the above nonapeptide were synthesized by a conventional solution method and their inhibitory activities were examined. The smallest peptide which exhibited inhibitory effects on the above enzymes was H-Pro-Val-Thr-Leu-OMe, corresponding to the sequence 42-45 of eglin c.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe-Gakuin University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakabayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagamatsu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D056649:Cathepsin G; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011506:Proteins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015843:Serpins
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011506:Proteins; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D015843:Serpins; C028656:eglin proteinase inhibitors; D002403:Cathepsins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D002918:Chymotrypsin; C534094:CTSG protein, human; D056649:Cathepsin G