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. 1974 Jan;137(1):101–112. doi: 10.1042/bj1370101

Chymotryptic inhibitor I from potatoes. The amino acid sequence of subunit A*

M Richardson 1
PMCID: PMC1166086  PMID: 4595280

Abstract

The amino acid sequence of subunit A of the potato chymotryptic inhibitor I was determined. The sequence was deduced from analysis of fragments and peptides derived from the protein by cleavage with cyanogen bromide, N-bromosuccinimide and dilute acid, and by digestion with trypsin, thermolysin, pepsin and papain. The molecule consists of a single polypeptide chain of 84 residues, which contains two homologous regions each of 13 amino acids. The protein does not appear to be homologous with any other known proteinase inhibitors.

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