The interaction between the 1-47 N-terminus of the CCK(1)-R and the anthranilic acid based antagonists has been investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. These antagonists interact with W39 of the N-terminal domain of the CCK(1)-R like that of the endogenous ligand CCK-8. This specific interaction was not found in other nonpeptide ligands of the CCK(1)-R. Conformational studies, using NMR and energy minimization procedures, have allowed formulation of a new hypothesis on the CCK(1)-R binding mode of the anthranilic antagonists.
Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of various chain length were used to crosslink lysozyme onto an insoluble support such as oxirane. A very high degree of modification and no inactivation of lysozyme were obtained with PEG 20000, but enzymatic activity increased up to 20 times at pH 3.0, at which point the activity of the native enzyme was lower when using Leuconostok oenus as a macromolecular substrate.
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