Isolation of endopeptidase-24.11 (EC 3.4.24.11, "enkephalinase") from the pig stomach. Hydrolysis of substance P, gastrin-releasing peptide 10, [Leu5] enkephalin, and [Met5] enkephalin

N. W. Bunnett, A. J. Turner, J. Hryszko, R. Kobayashi, J. H. Walsh

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Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to isolate the cell-surface enzyme endopeptidase-24.11 from the stomach wall of the pig and to examine the hydrolysis of the gastric neuropeptides. Endopeptidase-24.11 was isolated from gastric membranes by immuno-adsorbent chromatography using a monoclonal antibody to porcine kidney endopeptidase-24.11. The enzyme was purified with a yield of 1.2 μg/g wet wt of fundic muscle. A single polypeptide chain of apparent subunit molecular weight of 90,000 was identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Gastric endopeptidase-24.11 hydrolyzed substance P, gastrin-releasing peptide 10, [Leu5] enkephalin, and [Met5] enkephalin by cleavage of peptide bonds on the N-terminal side of hydrophobic amino acids. The enzymatic activity was inhibited completely by phosphoramidon (10-6 M) and strongly by 1,10-phenanthroline (10-3 M), but was unaffected by captopril (10-5 M).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)952-957
Number of pages6
JournalGastroenterology
Volume95
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

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