title: [The purification of high molecular weight protease from the rat's skin].
abstract: In this study, the purification of a high molecular weight protease from Wistar Rats' skin was investigated. A high molecular weight protease from Wistar Rats' skin was purified by successive (NH4)2SO4 fractionation, Phenylsepharose CL-4B, and HPLC gel filtration chromatographies. The activity of the enzyme was determined using a synthetic substrate, succinyl-leucyl-leucyl-valyl-tyrosine methylcoumarinamide (SLLVT-MCA). The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 750,000 by gel filtration. With SDS-PAGE the purified enzyme was dissociated into several bands of which the majority fell into the range of 20,100-36,000 daltons. These findings suggest that high molecular weight protease in rat's skin consists of various subunits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takamori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012867:Skin / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D010450:Endopeptidases