title: Substrate specificity of aminopeptidase M: evidence that the commercial preparation is contaminated by dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV and prolidase.
abstract: Commercial preparations of aminopeptidases M split Gly-Pro-beta-naphthylamide (Gly-Pro-2-NNap) into Gly-Pro and beta-naphthylamine, and Ala-Pro into Ala and Pro. The activities on Gly-Pro-2-NNap and Ala-Pro were completely inhibited by diisopropyl phosphorofluoridate (DFP) and p-chloromercuribenzoate (PCMB), respectively. When the substrate specificity was analyzed with tuftsin, Thr and Lys-Pro-Arg were released, and then Lys-Pro-Arg was split into Lys-Pro and Arg. Thereafter, slow liberation of Lys and Pro from Lys-Pro took place. The DFP-treated enzyme released only Thr from tuftsin and no hydrolysis of Lys-Pro-Arg was observed. With the enzyme treated with PCMB, tuftsin was converted into Thr and Lys-Pro-Arg, followed by the liberation of Arg, but no release of Lys and Pro was observed, contrary to the case of the untreated-enzyme. These results show that commercial aminopeptidase M contains dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV and prolidase. Contamination by dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV was confirmed by an immunological method.
mesh_terms: D000626:Aminopeptidases; D018826:CD13 Antigens; D004150:Dipeptidases; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases; D004340:Drug Contamination; D010450:Endopeptidases; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D010450:Endopeptidases; D000626:Aminopeptidases; D018826:CD13 Antigens; D004150:Dipeptidases; C022449:proline dipeptidase; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases