title: Purification and characterization of benzoyl-L-arginine p-nitroanilide hydrolase from etiolated leaves of Zea mays.
abstract: Benzoyl-L-arginine p-nitroanilide hydrolase in the etiolated leaves of Zea mays L. has been purified 1,266-fold by a combination of gel filtration, ion exchange, and hydrophobic chromatography with a recovery of 13%. The specific activity of the purified enzyme is 5.7 units/mg protein. The enzyme is an acidic protein with a pI value of 4.6 and optimum pH of 8.2. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be 59,000. Substrate inhibition was observed at a concentration higher than 30 microM BAPA and the apparent Km for BAPA was 29 microM at pH 8.0. The enzyme activity was inhibited by sulfhydryl reagents, leupeptin, antipain, and N-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone. The inhibitor study suggests that the enzyme belongs to the class of the sulfhydryl proteases.
mesh_terms: D010450:Endopeptidases; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D010450:Endopeptidases; C019775:N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-4-nitroanilide hydrolyzing enzyme; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases