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Query: EC:3.4.21.4 (trypsin)
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The complete amino acid sequence of human plasma apolipoprotein C-II isolated from normal individuals and a subject with type V hyperlipoproteinemia has been determined. Apo-C-II contains 79 amino acids with the following amino acid composition: Asp4, Asn1, Thr9, Ser9, Glu7, Gln7, Pro4, Gly2, Ala6, Val4, Met2, Ile1, Leu8, Tyr5, Phe2, Lys6, Arg1, Trp1. Cleavage of apo-C-II by cyanogen bromide produced three peptides designated as CB-1 (9 residues), CB-2 (51 residues), and CB-3 (19 residues). Two peptides, CT-1 (50 residues) and CT-2 (29 residues), which overlapped the cyanogen bromide peptides, were obtained by tryptic digestion of citraconylated apo-C-II at the single arginine residue. The amino acid sequence of apo-C-II was obtained by the automated phenyl isothiocyanate degradation of intact apo-C-II and the peptides produced by cleavage of apo-C-II by cyanogen bromide and trypsin. Phenylthiohydantoins were identified by high performance liquid chromatography and chemical ionization-mass spectrometry. The amino acid sequence of apo-C-II from the normal subject was identical with the apo-C-II isolated from the hyperlipoproteinemic subject.
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PMID:Amino acid sequence of human plasma apolipoprotein C-II from normal and hyperlipoproteinemic subjects. 670 38

Rice (Oryza sativa) is consumed as a staple food globally, and rice bran, the byproduct, is an unused biomass that is ultimately discarded as waste. Thus, in the present study, a technique for producing tyrosinase inhibitory peptides from rice bran protein (RBP) was developed. Simultaneous treatment of RBP with chymotrypsin and trypsin produced numerous peptides. Subsequently, six tyrosinase inhibitory peptides were isolated from the hydrolysate fractions in a multistep purification protocol, and their amino acid sequences were determined. Three of these peptides had a C-terminal tyrosine residue and exhibited significant inhibitory effects against tyrosinase-mediated monophenolase reactions. Furthermore, peptide CT-2 (Leu-Gln-Pro-Ser-His-Tyr) potently inhibited melanogenesis in mouse B16 melanoma cells without causing cytotoxicity, suggesting the potential of CT-2 as an agent for melanin-related skin disorder treatment. The present data indicate that RBP is a potent source of tyrosinase inhibitory peptides and that simultaneous treatment of RBP with chymotrypsin and trypsin efficiently produces these peptides.
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PMID:Rice Bran Protein as a Potent Source of Antimelanogenic Peptides with Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity. 2764 9