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The neutral endopeptidase (NEP) is a membrane-bound enzyme, which is solubilized by treatment with the protease, papain. Papain did not affect the apparent catalytic activity or the molecular mass of the purified human enzyme in SDS-PAGE. When NEP was treated with a reducing agent after papain digestion, it dissociated into smaller, lower molecular mass fragments. Amino acid analysis and s-carboxymethylation of the half cystine residues indicated that NEP contains four S-S bridges. We concluded that, although covalent bonds appear to be cleaved in NEP by papain, its activity and structure are sustained by S-S bridges.
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