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Effect of Dithiothreitol on Activity and Protein Structure of Human Urine Urokinase

Effect of Dithiothreitol on Activity and Protein Structure of Human Urine Urokinase

O Kobayashi, K Matsui, N Minamiura, T Yamamoto

J Biochem. 1985 Jan;97(1):37-44.

PMID: 3997796

Abstract:

Human urine urokinase [EC 3.4.21.31] was found to be inactivated by dithiothreitol (DTT) much more severely than by 2-mercaptoethanol at the same concentration on the basis of -SH groups. Removal of DTT by dialysis restored the activities of esterase toward acetyl-glycyl-L-lysine methyl ester, plasminogen activation, and amidase toward 7-(glutaryl-glycyl-L-arginine-amido)-4-methyl coumarin. But the restoration of amidase activity was much less than that of esterase activity. The addition of DTT mediated the conversion of high molecular weight urokinase to low molecular weight urokinase, releasing several peptides. This suggests that the urokinase consists of several polypeptides linked by disulfide bonds. The molecular weight of urokinase produced with DTT was smaller than that of low molecular weight urokinase obtained by autodigestion of high molecular weight urokinase. The autodigestion was also accompanied by liberation of some peptides. But, those peptides released on autodigestion of high molecular weight urokinase were different from those appearing in the presence of DTT.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP9039536	Urokinase from human urine		9039-53-6	Price

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