Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 1995-05-01

Molecular cloning of a cDNA for proctase B from Aspergillus niger var. macrosporus and sequence comparison with other aspergillopepsins I.

J F Lu, H Inoue, T Kimura, O Makabe, K Takahashi

Index: Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 59(5) , 954-5, (1995)

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Abstract

A cDNA for proctase B from Aspergillus niger var. macrosporus was isolated and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence (394 residues) of the preproform of the enzyme was highly homologous (98% identify) with those of aspergillopepsins I from A. awamori and A. saitoi, and moderately homologous (68% identity) with that of A. oryzae. Most of the sequence differences were found in the carboxyl-terminal domain.