Primary structure of the major pepsin inhibitor from the intestinal parasitic nematode Ascaris suum
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Primary structure of the major pepsin inhibitor from the intestinal parasitic nematode Ascaris suum
Abstract
The major pepsin inhibitor from Ascaris suum was isolated by affinity chromatography and chromatofocusing. Its amino acid sequence was determined by automated Edman degradation of peptide fragments. Peptides were produced by chemical and enzymatic cleavage of pyridylethylated protein and were purified by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The inhibitor consists of 149 residues with the following sequence: QFLFSMSTGP10FICTVKDNQV20FVANLPWTML30EGDDIQVGKE40 FAARVEDCTN50VKHDMAPTCT60KPPPFCGPQD70MKMFNFVGCS80VLGNKLFIDQ90KYVRDLTAK D100 HAEVQTFREK110IAAFEEQQEN120QPPSSGMPHG130AVPAGGLSPP140PPPSFCTVQ149. It has a molecular weight of 16,396. All cysteines are engaged as disulfide bonds: Cys(13)-Cys(59), Cys(48)-Cys(66), and Cys(79)-Cys(146). The protein is probably composed of two domains connected by a short hydrophobic region. This is the first aspartyl protease inhibitor of animal origin that has been sequenced. The sequence has no significant homology with any other known protein.
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