title: An isozyme of earthworm serine proteases acts on hydrolysis of triacylglycerol.
abstract: An enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of triacylglycerol was purified from an earthworm. The N-terminal amino acid sequence and the catalytic function of the purified enzyme were identical to those of Isozyme C, an isozyme of the earthworm-serine proteases. No other lipase proteins were found in the earthworm cells. The isozyme might act on the hydrolysis of triacylglycerol as well as the protein decomposition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Science, Okayama Prefectural University, Soja, Okayama, Japan. nakajima@fhw.oka-pu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishihara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000201:enzymology*; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D014280:Triglycerides; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases