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We have studied the distribution of post-propline cleaving enzyme activity in the various tissues in humans using 7-(succinyl-Gly-Pro)-4-methylcoumarinamide as substrate. The post-propline cleaving enzyme activity was high in muscle, testes, kidney and submandibular gland, but was low in the heart, mesenterium and aorta. In the brain, relatively high post-propline cleaving enzyme activity was observed in the cerebral cortex, but other brain regions showed a very low enzyme activity.
On Sephadex G-100 column chromatography, enzyme activity in human kidney showed a major peak and a minor peak. The major peak coincided with the enzyme in human cerebral cortex, but was different from human serum enzyme. Diisopropylfluorophosphate, a serine protease inhibitor, strongly inhibited the enzyme activity of each active fraction. The enzyme in the cerebral cortex and kidney was inhibited by heavy metals and thiol blocking agents. However, inhibition of enzyme activity in the serum was not observed with such inhibitors. Therefore, we suppose that post-proline cleaving enzyme activity in the brain is similar, if not identical, to that in the kidney.
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Kato, T., Okada, M. & Nagatsu, T. Distribution of post-proline cleaving enzyme in human brain and the peripheral tissues. Mol Cell Biochem 32, 117–121 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00227437
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