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Inhibitory effects of anticancer peptide from Mercenaria on the BGC‐823 cells and several enzymes
Author(s) -
Leng Bo,
Liu Xiao-Dan,
Chen Qing-Xi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.12.089
Subject(s) - peptide , superoxide dismutase , alkaline phosphatase , tyrosinase , sephadex , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
An anti‐cancer peptide was purified from the Mercenaria ( Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus) by the method of chromatography on Sephadex G‐25 and FPLC, and its molecular weight was determined to be 3147 Da by the way of MALDI‐TOF mass spectrum. The effects of this peptide on human gastric gland carcinoma cells (BGC‐823) and their cytoskeletal morphology were investigated. The results showed that the peptide could inhibit the proliferation of BGC‐823 cells and obviously destroy the skeletal structures of the cells. When the concentration of the peptide reached 4.0 μg/ml, the inhibition percentage of the cell growth was about 60%. The effects of this anticancer peptide on the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and tyrosinase were studied. The results showed that the peptide activated ALP and SOD, but inhibit the tyrosinase activity. When the concentration of the peptide reached to 0.5 μg/ml, the relative activities of SOD, ALP and tyrosinase were determined to be 188.5%, 122.0% and 27.5%, respectively.