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  • Stone, L.A.; Jackson, G.S.; Collinge, J.; Wadsworth, J.D.; Clarke, A.R.
    Inhibition of proteinase K activity by copper(II) ions (2007), Biochemistry, 46, 245-252.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
additional information presence of calcium ions, up to 10 mM, has no effect on enzymatic activity Tritirachium album Limber

Application

Application Comment Organism
medicine PK activity in the presence of brain correlates precisely with the concentration of Cu2+ ions that prevent PK digestion of cellular prion protein and other brain proteins. Apparent resistance of cellular prion protein to proteolysis by PK appears to be directly attributable to the inhibition of PK activity by copper-(II) ions Tritirachium album Limber

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Cu2+ at equilibrium two to three copper ions bind stoichiometrically to PK and destroy its activity. Initial reversible and weak binding phase and a slower, irreversible abolition of activity with a half-time of 6 min at saturating copper ion concentrations. PK digestion of cellular prion proteins and other proteins in brain homogenate is inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner at concentrations of more than 1 mM. Presence of calcium ions, up to 10 mM, has no effect on copper inhibition Tritirachium album Limber
additional information not inhibited by Zn2+ or Mn2+ Tritirachium album Limber

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Tritirachium album Limber
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information PK is very effective in destroying cellular prion proteins and endogenous proteases present in brain homogenate Tritirachium album Limber ?
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p-nitrophenyl acetate + H2O
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Tritirachium album Limber p-nitrophenol + acetate
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Proteinase K
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Tritirachium album Limber

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
6.7 7.4
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Tritirachium album Limber