Abstract
Various amino acid and peptide thioesters were tested as substrates for human proteinase 3 and the best substrate is Boc-Ala-Ala-Nva-SBzl with a kcal/Km value of 1.0 × 106nMit-1sit-1 Boc-Ala-Ala-AA-SBzl (AA = Val, Ala, or Met) are also good substrates with kcal/Km values of (1-4) × 105 M-1 s-1. Substituted isocoumarins are potent inhibitors of proteinase 3 and the best inhibitors are 7-amino-4-chloro-3-(2-bromoethoxy)isocoumarin and 3.4-dichloroisocoumarin (DCI) with kobs/[I] values of 4700 and 2600 M-1 s-1, respectively. Substituted isocoumarins. peptide phosphonates and chloromethyl ketones inhibited proteinase 3 less potently than human neutrophil elastase (HNE) by 1-2 orders of magnitude.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 119-123 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | FEBS letters |
| Volume | 297 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Feb 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Peptide chloromethyl ketone
- Peptide phosphonate
- Peptide thioester
- Proteinase 3
- Substituted isocoumarin