능이[Sarcodon aspratus(Berk, ) S. Ito]에서 분리한 단백질 가수분해 효소의 특성

Characterization of a Serine Protease from Neungee [Sarcodon aspratus(Berk, ) S. Ito]

Properties of a protease purified from Neungee[Sarcodon aspratus(Berk, ) S. Ito] have been investigated. The enzyme displays a glycosylated serine protease. The enzyme is able to hydrolyze alanine glycine methionine glutamine and cysteine of N-CBZ and N-t-BOC-L-amino acid derivatibes relatively strongly but splits valine proline and isoleucine derivatives with low affinity which means the enzyme has the broad substrate spectrum toward the amino acids. Interestingly the enzyme was inhibited by bromelain inhibitor. That is the active site environ-ment of the enzyme is believed to be similar to that of bromelain However peptide mapping studies show that the two enzymes have distinct different cleavage sites.