ガザミ,ジャノメガザミ,およびイシガニのプロテアーゼの特性

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The characteristics of digestive proteolysis and digestive proteinases in the crabs Portunus trituberculatus, Portunus sanguinolentus and Charybdis japonica were studied. For these three species, a broad range of stable protease activity from pH 6-8 was found. Optimum temperature was found to be around 60°C. Proteolytic activity is stable between pH 6-8 and effects of metallic ions are similar in the three species. Trypsin, carboxypeptidase A and leucine aminopeptidase were identified in the digestive glands of three species using synthetic substrates. However, neither chymotrypsin nor carboxy-peptidase B were found. Hydrolysis of native collagen occurs in the digestive glands of three species. In addition, after gel filtration, a proteolytic activity was observed in a low molecular weight fraction. Optimum pH for trypsin was found around 8-8.5.