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  • Title: An activated by cobalt alkaline aminopeptidase from Bacillus mycoides.
    Author: Jankiewicz U, Wnuk A.
    Journal: Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol; 2011; 47(2):154-61. PubMed ID: 22808738.
    Abstract:
    An intracellular arginine--specific aminopeptidase synthesized by Bacillus mycoides was purified and characterized. The purification procedure for studied aminopeptidase consisted of ammonium sulphate precipitation and three chromatographic steps: anion exchange chromatography and gel permeation chromatography. A molecular weight of -50 kDa was estimated for the aminopeptidase by gel permeation chromatography and SDS-PAGE. The optimal activity of the enzyme on arginyl-beta-naphthylamide as a substrate was at 37 degrees C and pH 9.0. The enzyme showed maximum specificity for basic amino acids: such as Arg and Lys but was also able to hydrolyze aromatic amino acids: Trp, Tyr, and Phe. Co2+ ions activated the enzyme, while Zn2+, Cu2+, Hg2+ and Mn2+ inhibited it. The enzyme is a metalloaminopeptidase whose activity is inhibited by typical metalloaminopeptidase inhibitors: EDTA and 1,10-phenanthroline. Analysis of fragments of the amino acid sequence of the purified enzyme demonstrated high similarity to AmpS of Bacillus cereus and AP II of B. thuringensis.
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