Specificity rules for endopeptidases Flashcards
1
Q
Trypsin
A
Cleaves positively charged residues
- Lys
- Arg
Wont cleave proline
2
Q
Chymotrypsin
A
Cleaves bulky hydrophobic residues
- Phe
- Trp
- Tyr
Wont cleave proline
3
Q
Elastase
A
Small neutral residues
- Ala
- Gly
- Ser
- Val
Will not cleave proline
4
Q
Thermolysin
A
- Ile
- Met
- Phe
- Trp
- Tyr
- Val
Will not cleave proline
5
Q
Pepsin
A
- Leu
- Phe
- Trp
- Tyr
Will not cleave proline
6
Q
Endopeptidase V8
A
- Glu