A specific inhibitor of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum protease from kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seeds

Abstract

A specific protein-an inhibitor of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum protease-was isolated from kidney bean seeds in a homogeneous form. The purification procedure included gel filtration, isoelectric focusing and affinity chromatography on trypsin-Sepharose column. The latter was introduced to separate the fungal protease inhibitor from closely related trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors present in kidney bean seeds.