Studies of the aminopeptidase proteolysis of semax analogues with different N-terminal amino acid residues
作者:K. V. Shevchenko、T. V. V’yunova、I. Yu. Nagaev、L. A. Andreeva、L. Yu. Alfeeva、N. F. Myasoedov
DOI:10.1134/s1068162011040133
日期:2011.7
Proteolysis of semax (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro, Sem) and its analogues with the substitution of Ala, Gly, Thr, or Trp for the N-terminal Met was studied. This substitution was shown to change the degradation rate of these peptides by leucine aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.2, Sigma, Type VI, 9.2 activity units/mg). [Ala(1)] Sem, [Gly(1)] Sem, and [Thr(1)] Sem (the semax analogues) proved to be more stable to the proteolysis than semax itself. It was demonstrated that the primary product of the proteolysis was His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro (Sem-5). In the case of [Trp(1)] Sem, the comparable amount of Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro (Sem-6) was found to be formed along with Sem-5. In was established that all the studied semax analogues could be used as inhibitors of its proteolysis.