Natural structural variation in enzymes as a tool in the study of mechanism exemplified by a comparison of the catalytic-site structure and characteristics of cathepsin B and papain. pH-dependent kinetics of the reactions of cathepsin B from bovine spleen and from rat liver with a thiol-specific two-protonic-state probe (2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide) and with a specific synthetic substrate (N-alpha-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-arginyl-L-arginine 2-naphthylamide). [electronic resource]
- The Biochemical journal Sep 1984
- 805-14 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0264-6021
10.1042/bj2220805 doi
2,2'-Dipyridyl--analogs & derivatives Animals Arginine--analogs & derivatives Benzoylarginine-2-Naphthylamide--analogs & derivatives Binding Sites Cathepsin B Cathepsins--metabolism Cattle Disulfides Humans Hydrolysis Indicators and Reagents--metabolism Kinetics Liver--enzymology Models, Chemical Pyridines--metabolism Rats Species Specificity Spleen--enzymology