• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.11-14
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• 1970

Identification and observations of leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) and multiple molecular forms of the enzyme, isozymes, were made with a technique of starch-gel electrophoresis for various legume pollen. Plants tested other than Leguminosae demonstrated either no indication of the presence or at least tract of enzymes and the isozymes, although all legume pollen tested showed strong LAP patterns. The electrophoretic patterns of LAP failed to be shown if the extracts were heated or otherwise denatured. Extent of zymogrammatic appearance of LAP and the isozymes were characteristic of a species.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.319-323
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• 1995

A chromogenic mimic of phenlyalanyl-dipeptide, L-phenylalanyl-L-2-sulfanilylglycine (PSG), was synthesized and examined for its usability in leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) assay. The enzyme activity was easily determined by measuring the amount of diazotized adduct of sulfanilic acid released upon hydrolysis of PSG ($\varepsilon^{420}$=18,000/M/cm). Under the experimental conditions employed, PSG showed a Km of 0.063 mM and a Kcat of 1683/min, assessable less than 0.1 $\mu$ g of LAP per milliliter. And the presence of aminopeptidase M (APM) was suggested to be negligible in LAP assay. This novel assay can circumvent the occasional yellow background in biological systems, i.e., serums, etc..

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.334-338
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• 1991

고상법으로 새로운 반응기구에 의한 bradykinin 및 $(D-Phe7\;-Leu^8)$ bradykinin을 합성하였다. Coupling은 N, N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide로 행하였으며 HBr 용액으로 cleavage한 후 조펩티드는 high pressure liquid chromatography로 정제하였다. 이들 펩티드의 순도는 paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography, paper electrophoresis, 융점측정기 및 아미노산기분석기에 의하여 분석하였다. Endopeptidase인 ${\alpha}-chymotrypsin$과 trysin, exopeptidase인 carboxypeptidase A와 leucine aminopeptidase를 사용하여 in vitro 상에서 이들 펩티드의 분해실험을 하였다. ${\alpha}-Chymotrypsine$ 및 carboxypeptidase A에 의하여 이들 펩티드는 빠르게 분해하였으나 leucine aminopeptidase는 N-말단의 2번 위치에 proline의 imino결합 때문에 분해하지 않았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.861-869
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• 1999

An extracellular protease was purified to homogeneity from the culture supernatant of psychrotrophic bacteria Bacillus sp. JH 108 using procedures including ammonium sulfate fractionation, anion exchange chromatography, gel filtration chromatography, and cation exchange chromatography. The enzyme exhibited a molecular weight of 36 kDa, an optimum pH of 8 to 9, and optimum temperature of $60^{\circ}C$. The enzyme preferentially hydrolyzed leucine at the N-terminus of peptides and thus can be classified as an aminopeptidase. It was strongly inhibited by metal chelating agents such as EDTA and l, l0-phenanthroline. The activity lost by EDTA was restored with $Zn^{2+}{\;}or{\;}Co^{2+}$. These divalent cations also stimulated the native enzyme. This suggests that the enzyme is a metalloprotease acting as a leucine aminopeptidase.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.761-765
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• 2011

효소의 염에 대한 안정성은 식품산업 응용에 있어서 중요한 인자이다. 이전에, leucine aminopeptidase (LAP)은 Bacillus sp. N2에서 정제되었다. 본 연구에서는, LAP효소의 염 효과에 관한 연구를 수행했다. LAP은 고농도의 NaCl (4 M)에서 L-leucine-${\rho}$-nitroanilide의 가수분해활성을 가지고 있지만, 다른 중성 염들(LiBr, LiCl, NaBr, KBr, KCl)에서는 활성이 없었다. 그 효소는 0-4 M NaCl 농도에서 C-말단 Xaa쪽에 소수성 아미노산과 친수성 아미노산을 가진 여러 di-peptide 합성 기질들을 가수분해하였는데, 이러한 결과는 LAP의 가수분해성은 기질의 Scissile bond에 있는 아미노산 사이드 체인의 소수성과는 관련이 없다라는 것을 의미한다. 또한, LAP의 가수분해활성은 4.5 M NaCl 농도에서 다른 LAP와 Aminopeptidase의 활성 보다 1-3배가 높다라는 것을 보여주었다. 이러한 결과들은 NaCl에 내성을 지닌 LAP을 치즈와 멸치 젓갈과 같은 식품 산업에 응용될 수 있다는 것을 보여준다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.539-546
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• 1993

본 연구에서는 Cheddar 치즈의 숙성기간을 단축시키고 flavor를 증진시키기 위하여 Micrococcus sp. LL3를 치즈 제조시에 첨가할 목적으로 본 균주가 생성하는 aminopeptidase의 특성을 조사하였으며, 또한 본 효소를 정제하였다. L-Leucine-p-nitroanilide를 기질로 사용 하였을 때 본 효소의 최적온도와 pH는 각각 $30^{\circ}C$ 및 7.0이었다. 본 효소는 $50^{\circ}C$까지의 온도에서 10분간 방치하였을 경우에도 안정하였다. $Mg^{++}$ ion에 의해 본 효소의 활성이 촉진되었으나 $Hg^{++}$ ion과 EDTA나 1,10-phenanthroline에 의해서 효소활성이 거의 실활되어 metallopeptidase인 것으로 추정되었다. 본 효소의 기실 특이성은 광범위 하였으나, N-terminal amino acid로서 arginine을 함유한 peptide는 분해하지 못했다. 본 균주가 생성하는 aminopeptidase의 정제를 위하여 DEAE-Sephacel ion chromatography및 gel filtration을 실시하였으며, 이때 분자량 46,500의 효소를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.959-963
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• 2015

Purpose: To find parameters that can increase alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) sensitivity and so help in accurate diagnosis and rapid management of hepatocullular carcinoma (HCC), as AFP has limited utility of distinguishing HCC from benign hepatic disorders for its high false-positive and false negative rates. Materials and Methods: Serum levels of AFP, 5'-nucleotidase enzyme activity (5-NU) and leucine aminopeptidase enzyme (LAP) activity were measured in 40 individuals. Results: LAP and 5'NU were elevated in HCC at p<0.001. Pearson correlation coefficients showed that changes in AFP exhibited positive correlation with both 5'-NU and LAP at (p<0.001). The complementary use of LAP only with AFP resulted in an increase in sensitivity of AFP from 75% to 90% in detecting HCC. The complementary use of both LAP and 5-NU with AFP resulted in an increased sensitivity of AFP in detecting HCC from 75% to 95%. Conclusions: LAP and 5-FU can be determined in HCC patients in combination with AFP to improve its sensitivity and decrease false negative results.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.83-86
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• 1995

In the course of screening for new aminopeptidase M inhibitors which were expected to be analgesic, immunopotentiating, or anti-metastatic agents, the novel synthetic substance MR-387C[(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoyl-L-valyl-L-prolyl-L-leucine] (M.W. 504 daltons) was obtained. It was competitive with the substrate and had an $IC_{50}$ value of $0.04\;{\mu}m/ml$ ($7.9{\times}10^{-8}\;M$) and an inhibition constant ($K_i$) of $3.8{\times}10^{-8}\;M$. This novel MR-387C was compared with various known inhibitors of aminopeptidase M. It inhibited the enzyme more strongly than any other microorganism-originated inhibitor, except probestin.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.129-133
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• 1997

한국 재래종 대두(Glycine max) 943계통과 강원도 지성 수집종 야생종(G.soja) 50계통을 polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis와 isoelectric focusing 전기영동으로 LAP 동립효소를 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. PAGE에 의한 Lap1*b는 재래종과 야생종에서 가장 흔한 대립인자였다. Lap1*b의 대립인자 빈도는 한국 야생종(0.94)에서보다 재래종(1.00)에서 더 높았다. 이러한 결과는 한국 재래종 대두는 Lap1 유부자좌에서 Lap1*b 대립인자로 고정되어 있음을 나타내는 것이다. IEF 전기영동법을 이용하여 pH 4∼6.5의 gel에서 LAP 동립효소의 band type을 확인한 결과 재래종과 야생종에서 I type과 II type의 band type을 확인하였다. 재래종과 야생종에서 II type이 6계통(7.2％)과 4계통(8.0％)으로 각각 나타났고 I type은 79계통(92.8％)과 46계통(92.0％)으로 각각 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 다양한 band type이 나타날 수 있는 가능성을 제시하고 있다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.317-319
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• 1999

A leucine aminopeptidase has been isolated from the culture medium of the soil fungus, Aspergillus flavus. The enzyme was found to be a glycoprotein, as judged by electrophoresis analysis and the subsequent staining by the periodic acid-Schiff's reagent. Carbohydrate moieties could be cleaved by N-glycosidase, but not by O-glycosidase, indicating that the glucans are linked to the asparagine residue in the protein. Removal of N-glucans was observed without prior denaturation of the protein, implying that the N-glycosidic linkage is exposed and accessible to glycosidase. When the activity of native or deglycosylated enzyme was measured in the presence of various metal ions, removal of carbohydrates increased the aminopeptidase activity of the enzyme.