Tv. Tikhonova et al., RETARDATION BY THE SOYBEAN BOWMAN-BIRK INHIBITOR OF ELASTIN HYDROLYSIS CATALYZED BY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASES, FEBS letters, 362(2), 1995, pp. 225-228
The classical Bowman-Birk inhibitor from soya retards strongly the hyd
rolysis of elastin catalyzed by leukocyte elastase, cathepsin G and a
mixture of both. The inhibitory effect is practically unaffected by bo
th the adsorption of the enzymes on elastin and prolongation of the en
zymatic reaction.