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The primary structures of three α-amylase inhibitors (TAI, DAI, and MAI-2) consisting of glycoprotein subunits α and β from the respective seeds of three cultivars of Phaseolus beans, Toramame (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Daifukumame (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), and Murasakihanamame (Phaseolus coccineus L.) were determined by sequencing the peptide fragments derived from their enzymatic digestions. Major sugar chains of the inhibitors were also assessed by analyzing glycopeptides in the enzymatic digests. The subunits, α and β, were shown to be composed of 76 and 139 amino acid residues, respectively, in each inhibitor. The overall amino acid sequences of the inhibitors were slightly different from one another. Furthermore, the sequence of TAI was the same as that deduced from a cDNA clone encording α-amylase inhibitor-1 from the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). It was also revealed that there were two N-glycosylation sites in each α-subunit: PA-derivatives of the major N-glycans were estimated to be M6B at Asn(12) and M9A at Asn(65). Each β-subunit of TAI and MAI-2 had two N-glycosylation sites, while the β-subunit of DAI had only one site. The major N-glycans pyridylaminated were estimated to be M3X at Asn(63) in each β-subunit and M3FX at Asn(83) in β-subunits of TAI and MAI-2.
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Sawada, S., Takeda, Y. & Tashiro, M. Primary Structures of α- and β-Subunits of α-Amylase Inhibitors from Seeds of Three Cultivars of Phaseolus Beans. J Protein Chem 21, 9–17 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014122914134
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