Artigo Revisado por pares

The inhibition of trypsinogen activation by low concentrations of urea

1969; Elsevier BV; Volume: 130; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0003-9861(69)90040-x

ISSN

1096-0384

Autores

Thottackad Radhakrishnan, Salvatore F. Russo, Kenneth A. Walsh, Hans Neurath,

Tópico(s)

Polyamine Metabolism and Applications

Resumo

Abstract Urea, at concentrations well below those generally associated with the denaturation of proteins and specifically below concentrations known to interfere with tryptic activity, markedly inhibits the activation of trypsinogen by trypsin. The inhibitory effect of urea is directly associated with a retardation of the peptide bond cleavage Lys 6 -Ile 7 . While a definite conclusion regarding the mechanism cannot be drawn, the data favor the interpretation that the effect of urea is directed toward the zymogen substrate (trypsinogen) rather than toward the activating enzyme (trypsin).

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