Cathepsin B is a vitally important enzyme in various physiological processes and in tumor invasion and metastasis. A cathepsin B inhibitor, HCB-SunI, was identified and purified from sunflower seeds, Helianthus annuus, using ammonium sulfate precipitation and two steps of conventional chromatography. The molecular mass of HCB-SunI was estimated to be 12 kDa by SDS-PAGE and 12.32 kDa by MALDI TOF MS. Its N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined to be: PYGGGGTESG. HCB-SunI not only inhibited Helicoverpa cathepsin B (HCB) but also decreased the growth of HeLa and glioma cells by 7-27% and 6-22%, respectively, when the cells were grown in a final concentration of 0.002-0.008 microM inhibitor.
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