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Contents 1 Papain 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Catalytic Mechanism 1.3 References

Papain

Introduction

DID YOU KNOW?

. Meat tenderizer. Old time home remedy for insect, jellyfish, and stingray stings^[1]. Who would have thought that a sulfhydryl protease from the latex of the papaya fruit, Carica papaya and Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis would have such a practical application beyond proteopedia?

This protease belongs to an extended family of aminopeptidases, dipeptidyl peptidases, endopeptidases, and other enzymes having both exo- and endo-peptidase activity. The inactivated zymogen with N-terminal propeptide regions - providing stability in alkaline environments and enabling proper folding - is activated through removal of the propeptide regions ^[2][3].

spinqualitylabelsall models Structure of Papain (PDB entry 9PAP) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image Structure Papain's polypeptide chain consists of 212 amino acid residues which fold to form a groove containing the active site between its two domains. Its consists of 17 strands and 7 giving it a composition 21% and 25% respectively. [4] The hydrogen bonds within the alpha helices are shorter than the typical alpha helix because of C=O being directed further away from the helical axis. Moreover, the beta sheet hydrogen bonding constraints and structural angles show great variation; hydrogen bonds in the sheets central tend to be shorter than on the fringes. Three disulfide bonds (yellow) serve to hold papain's tertiary structure together. The primarily consist of three main residues Cys25-His159-Asn175 that resemble the catalytic triad of chymotrypsin [5][6] Crystallization of the protease under conditions of 62% (w/w) methanol in water reveals water playing a crucial role in providing structural stability. The 21 internal water molecules surrounding adjacent papain molecules appear to form an encasement that limit protein to protein interaction [7]. Distribution of Residues Papain has a scattered distribution of , but can be seen to have more basic residues than acidic shedding light into the application of its use as a digestive supplement. [8] Its build on this picture with resting more on the outside and sequestering near the center. Observations have revealed that the proteins atomic positions are more ordered going from the center toward the outside [9] Ligands interactions Primarily hydrogen bonds with non-water and hydrophobic interactions

Catalytic Mechanism

References

1. ↑ [1] Ameridan International
2. ↑ Rawlings ND, Barrett AJ. Families of cysteine peptidases. Methods Enzymol. 1994;244:461-86. PMID:7845226
3. ↑ Yamamoto Y, Kurata M, Watabe S, Murakami R, Takahashi SY. Novel cysteine proteinase inhibitors homologous to the proregions of cysteine proteinases. Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2002 Apr;3(2):231-8. PMID:12188906
4. ↑ [2]9PAP PDB
5. ↑ Wang J, Xiang YF, Lim C. The double catalytic triad, Cys25-His159-Asp158 and Cys25-His159-Asn175, in papain catalysis: role of Asp158 and Asn175. Protein Eng. 1994 Jan;7(1):75-82. PMID:8140097
6. ↑ Ménard R, Khouri HE, Plouffe C, Dupras R, Ripoll D, Vernet T, Tessier DC, Lalberté F, Thomas DY, Storer AC. A protein engineering study of the role of aspartate 158 in the catalytic mechanism of papain. Biochemistry. 1990 Jul 17;29(28):6706-13. PMID:2397208 doi:10.1021/bi00480a021
7. ↑ Kamphuis IG, Kalk KH, Swarte MB, Drenth J. Structure of papain refined at 1.65 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 1984 Oct 25;179(2):233-56. PMID:6502713
8. ↑ [3] WebMD
9. ↑ Kamphuis IG, Kalk KH, Swarte MB, Drenth J. Structure of papain refined at 1.65 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 1984 Oct 25;179(2):233-56. PMID:6502713
10. ↑ [4] University of Maine

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