Abstract
The specificity of cathepsin G, a serine neutral proteinase from human neutrophil leucotyes, was determine dby its action on the insulin B chain. The most susceptible bonds were Phe-24-Phe-25, Leu-15-Tyr-16 and Tyr-16-Leu-17. Other bonds hydrolysed were Leu-6-Cys(O3H)-7, Leu-11-Val-12, Leu-17-Val-18 and Phe-25-Tyr-26. These results suggest that the specificity of cathespin G is closer to that of pig chymotrypsin C than ox Chymotrypsin A. Tables listing amino acid composition, N-terminal residue, and yields of isolated peptides have been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50 075 (8 pages) at the British Library Lending Division, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7B2, U.K., from whom copies can be obtained on the terms indicated in Biochem. J. (1977) 161,1.
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