Characterization of papaya peptidase A as a cysteine proteinase of Carica papaya L. with active-centre properties that differ from those of papain by using 2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide and 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan as reactivity probes. Use of two-protonic-state electrophiles in the identification of catalytic-site thiol groups.

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• Reactions of papain and of low-molecular-weight thiols with some aromatic disulphides. 2,2′-Dipyridyl disulphide as a convenient active-site titrant for papain even in the presence of other thiols
  door: Brocklehurst, Keith, et al.
  Gepubliceerd in: (1973)
• A marked gradation in active-centre properties in the cysteine proteinases revealed by neutral and anionic reactivity probes. Reactivity characteristics of the thiol groups of actinidin, ficin, papain and papaya peptidase A towards 4,4'-dipyridyl disulphide and 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoate) dianion.
  door: Brocklehurst, K, et al.
  Gepubliceerd in: (1983)
• Fresh non-fruit latex of Carica papaya contains papain, multiple forms of chymopapain A and papaya proteinase omega.
  door: Brocklehurst, K, et al.
  Gepubliceerd in: (1985)
• The highly electrophilic character of 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan and possible consequences for its application as a protein-labelling reagent.
  door: Baines, B S, et al.
  Gepubliceerd in: (1977)
• A necessary modification to the preparation of papain from any high-quality latex of Carica papaya and evidence for the structural integrity of the enzyme produced by traditional methods
  door: Baines, Baldev S., et al.
  Gepubliceerd in: (1979)