title: Purification of a second kallikrein from bovine pancreas.
abstract: Two kallikreins were identified in a homogenate of bovine pancreas in terms of their differential elution from an anion-exchange chromatography column. The kallikreins were quantified by their ability to release kinin from a partially purified preparation of bovine kininogen. The second kallikrein, designated kallikrein B, was purified by a three-step procedure following anion-exchange chromatography consisting of affinity chromatography on a benzamidine-agarose resin, gel filtration and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. An overall purification factor of 556-fold was achieved with a 58% recovery of enzymatic activity. The final material was shown to be homogeneous by a number of electrophoretic analyses. The relative molecular mass of pro-kallikrein B was found to be 26,700 by gel filtration and that of kallikrein B to be 26,000 by SDS gel electrophoresis. Gel isoelectric focusing revealed the presence of several isoenzymic forms ranging in isoelectric point from pH 4.05 to 4.35.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: al-Tufail
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002845:Chromatography; D004589:Electrophoresis, Disc; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D007610:Kallikreins