Partial purification of trypsin inhibitors from Parkia seeds (Fabaceae)

Leguminous seeds (Fabaceae) have a high content of inhibitors of which serine protease inhibitors are the most widely studied. However, there are only a few studies related to the investigation of these proteins in tree species belonging to the Amazon flora. The protein content presented in seeds of four Amazonian Leguminosae species, Parkia pendula, P. discolor, P. multijuga and P. Nitida, was extracted by using NaCl 0.15 mol L-1 and then partially fractionated by using affinity chromatography performed on a trypsin-Sepharose 4B. These inhibitors presented different affinities between trypsin and chymotrypsin serine proteases, showing a higher inhibition to trypsin compared to chymotrypsin, except for P. nitida, which showed high inhibition against both enzymes. The SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the species from Parkia genus have a main band corresponding to partially purified trypsin inhibitors. The apparent molecular mass inhibitors (approximately 13-18 kDa) and the high specificity for trypsin suggest the occurrence of Bowman-Birk and Kunitz type inhibitors.

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Main Authors:	Chevreuil,Larissa Ramos, Gonçalves,José Francisco de Carvalho, Calderon,Leonardo de Azevedo, Souza,Luiz Augusto Gomes de, Pando,Silvana Cristina, Borges,Eduardo Euclydes de Lima e
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062014000200003
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