Lens Aminopeptidase

Leucine Aminopeptidase (Bovine Lens)

The stability to pH and denaturing agents of crystalline leutine aminopeptidase (bovine lens) (EC 3.4.1.1) is reported. The native enzyme exhibited a molecular weight of 327,000. In 7 M urea below pH 3 and in 23.7 M guanidinium chloride below pH 8.5, both leucine aminopeptidase and its reduced and carboxamidomethylated derivative exhibited a molecular weight on equilibrium centrifugation of 54,...

Leucine Aminopeptidase (Bovine Lens)

Spark emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy of crystalline leucine aminopeptidase (bovine lens) (EC 3.4.1.1) shows the presence of 2 zinc atoms per subunit molecular weight of 54,000 (12 zinc atoms per oligomer of 320,000). Removal of zinc by dialysis yields a zinc-free product with no enzymatic activity which upon readdition of Zn2+, regains full activity with the concomitant binding of ...

Leucine Aminopeptidase (Bovine Lens)

The stability to pH and denaturing agents of crystalline leutine aminopeptidase (bovine lens) (EC 3.4.1.1) is reported. The native enzyme exhibited a molecular weight of 327,000. In 7 M urea below pH 3 and in 23.7 M guanidinium chloride below pH 8.5, both leucine aminopeptidase and its reduced and carboxamidomethylated derivative exhibited a molecular weight on equilibrium centrifugation of 54,...

Leucine aminopeptidase (bovine lens). Stability and size of subunits.

Inhibition of fiber cell globulization and hyperglycemia-induced lens opacification by aminopeptidase inhibitor bestatin.

PURPOSE To examine the role of calcium-dependent and -independent proteolytic activity in the globulization of isolated fiber cells and glucose-induced lens opacification. METHODS Fiber cells from rat lens cortex were isolated, and the [Ca(2+)](i) and protease activity in the isolated fibers were determined by using a calcium binding dye and the protease substrate t-butoxycarbonyl-Leu-Met-7-a...