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Purification of human leukocyte elastase and cathepsin G by chromatography on immobilized elastin. 1983

B R Viscarello, and R L Stein, and E J Kusner, and D Holsclaw, and R D Krell

Human leukocyte elastase and cathepsin G were isolated from purulent sputum by a simple procedure involving chromatography on elastin-agarose. Salt extracts of sputum were prepared, treated with DNase, and the precipitate which formed extracted and applied to a column of soluble elastin-Sepharose 4B. Contaminating protein was eluted with 50 mM Tris, 50 mM NaCl, pH 8.0 and then two column volumes of 50 mM acetate, 1.0 M NaCl, pH 5.0. The tightly bound elastase and cathepsin G together with a trypsin-like serine protease could finally be eluted with 50 mM acetate, 1.0 M NaCl, 20% DMSO, pH 5.0. Resolution of the proteases was accomplished by cation-exchange chromatography. Disc gel electrophoresis established the purity of elastase and cathepsin G and confirmed the existence of several isozymes for each.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007962	Leukocytes	White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).	Blood Cells, White,Blood Corpuscles, White,White Blood Cells,White Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, White,Blood Corpuscle, White,Corpuscle, White Blood,Corpuscles, White Blood,Leukocyte,White Blood Cell,White Blood Corpuscle
D010196	Pancreatic Elastase	A protease of broad specificity, obtained from dried pancreas. Molecular weight is approximately 25,000. The enzyme breaks down elastin, the specific protein of elastic fibers, and digests other proteins such as fibrin, hemoglobin, and albumin. EC 3.4.21.36.	Elastase,Pancreatopeptidase,Elastase I,Pancreatic Elastase I,Elastase I, Pancreatic,Elastase, Pancreatic
D002403	Cathepsins	A group of lysosomal proteinases or endopeptidases found in aqueous extracts of a variety of animal tissues. They function optimally within an acidic pH range. The cathepsins occur as a variety of enzyme subtypes including SERINE PROTEASES; ASPARTIC PROTEINASES; and CYSTEINE PROTEASES.	Cathepsin
D002845	Chromatography	Techniques used to separate mixtures of substances based on differences in the relative affinities of the substances for mobile and stationary phases. A mobile phase (fluid or gas) passes through a column containing a stationary phase of porous solid or liquid coated on a solid support. Usage is both analytical for small amounts and preparative for bulk amounts.	Chromatographies
D004549	Elastin		alpha-Elastin,kappa-Elastin,alpha Elastin,kappa Elastin
D004589	Electrophoresis, Disc	Electrophoresis in which discontinuities in both the voltage and pH gradients are introduced by using buffers of different composition and pH in the different parts of the gel column. The term 'disc' was originally used as an abbreviation for 'discontinuous' referring to the buffers employed, and does not have anything to do with the shape of the separated zones.	Electrophoresis, Disk,Disc Electrophoresis,Disk Electrophoresis
D004800	Enzymes, Immobilized	Enzymes which are immobilized on or in a variety of water-soluble or water-insoluble matrices with little or no loss of their catalytic activity. Since they can be reused continuously, immobilized enzymes have found wide application in the industrial, medical and research fields.	Immobilized Enzymes,Enzyme, Immobilized,Immobilized Enzyme
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012697	Serine Endopeptidases	Any member of the group of ENDOPEPTIDASES containing at the active site a serine residue involved in catalysis.	Serine Endopeptidase,Endopeptidase, Serine,Endopeptidases, Serine
D056649	Cathepsin G	A serine protease found in the azurophil granules of NEUTROPHILS. It has an enzyme specificity similar to that of chymotrypsin C.