Table 1.

Myroilysin specificity for bovine elastin ^a.

	P4	P3	P2	P1	P1′	P2′	P3′	P4′	Occurrence Number
G	30.86	37.04	23.46	64.20	25.93	32.10	46.91	22.22	229
V	17.28	20.99	23.46	3.70	43.21	17.28	19.75	27.16	140
P	20.99	13.58	17.28	4.94	1.23	20.99	12.35	22.22	92
A	14.81	11.11	13.58	14.81	9.88	7.41	4.94	9.88	70
L	4.94	3.70	8.64	4.94	7.41	9.88	6.17	8.64	44
Y	1.23	1.23	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2
F	1.23	1.23	2.47	2.47	3.70	4.94	3.70	2.47	18
I	2.47	1.23	2.47	0.00	3.70	2.47	0.00	2.47	12
K	3.70	3.70	1.23	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.23	1.23	9
Q	0.00	2.47	3.70	1.23	2.47	1.23	0.00	1.23	10
T	0.00	2.47	2.47	1.23	1.23	1.23	1.23	2.47	10
R	1.23	0.00	0.00	1.23	0.00	0.00	1.23	0.00	3
S	1.23	1.23	1.23	1.23	1.23	2.47	2.47	0.00	9

^a Occurrence of different amino acids at the substrate positions P1–P4 and P1′–P4′, which refers to the preference for a particular amino acid at a given position. The last column shows the number of occurrences of each amino acid.