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  • Title: Purification and characterization of enkephalinase B from rat brain membrane.
    Author: Inaoka Y, Tamaoki H.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1987 Jul 16; 925(1):27-35. PubMed ID: 3297170.
    Abstract:
    Enkephalinase B from rat brain membrane which hydrolyzes enkephalin at the Gly-Gly bond was purified about 9400-fold to apparent electrophoretic homogeneity. The enzyme, which has a molecular weight of 82,000, consists of a single polypeptide chain. The enzyme has a pH optimum of 6.0-6.5 and is stable in the neutral pH region. The Km values of Met-enkephalin and Leu-enkephalin for this enzyme were 5.3 X 10(-5) M and 5.0 X 10(-5) M, respectively. The enzyme was inactivated by metal chelators, EDTA and o-phenanthroline and restored by the addition of divalent metal ions, Zn2+, Mn2+ or Fe2+, but was not inhibited by bestatin, amastatin, phosphoramidon or captopril. The enzyme hydrolyzed Met-enkephalin and Leu-enkephalin effectively. Although the enzyme belongs to the dipeptidyl aminopeptidase class, enkephalin-related peptides such as Leu-enkephalin-Arg, dynorphin (1-13) or alpha-endorphin and other biologically active peptides examined were hardly, or not at all, hydrolyzed. It was assumed that enkephalinase B functions mainly in enkephalin degradation in vivo.
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