Isolation and characterization of rat kidney alanine aminopeptidase

Enzyme. 1986;35(1):18-26. doi: 10.1159/000469314.

Abstract

Rat alanine aminopeptidase was purified from kidney by isolation of the brush border membrane with CaCl2 followed by differential centrifugation and tryptic proteolysis. It is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of approximately 210,000 daltons comprising two 110,000-dalton subunits and has an amino acid composition similar to that of the human enzyme. Two zinc atoms are covalently bound to each protein subunit.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / analysis
  • Aminopeptidases / immunology
  • Aminopeptidases / isolation & purification*
  • Aminopeptidases / metabolism
  • Animals
  • CD13 Antigens
  • Chemical Precipitation
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Chromatography, Ion Exchange
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Glycoproteins / isolation & purification
  • Immunodiffusion
  • Kidney / enzymology*
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Weight
  • Rats

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Glycoproteins
  • Aminopeptidases
  • CD13 Antigens