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Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Göttingen
* Division of Mycology, Robert Koch Institute, Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin (W), Germany
Correspondence should be sent to Dr R. Röchel, Hygiene Institut, Kreuzbergring 57, D 3400 Göttingen, F.R. Germany.
Received February 8, 1990
Revision received May 3, 1990.
Surmmary: A serine proteinase (Alp) from the culture supernate of a clinical isolate of Aspergillus fumigatus was purified to virtual homogeneity at a yield of 41%. The procedure involved affinity chromatography on agarose-
-amino-caproyl-D-trypto-phan methyl ester. Alp had an estimated mol. wt of 32 Kda and the pI was determined at pH 7.9. The enzyme was fully inhibited by phenylmethyl sulphonyl fluoride, chymostatin and 
-1-proteinase inhibitor, and it was largely inhibited by -1-anti-chymotrypsin. Partial inhibition was observed with tosyl-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone, but tosyl-lysine chloromethyl ketone was ineffective. Thus, Alp may be identical with the major chymotryptic activity of A. fumigatus, which has already been described. The N-terminal sequence of 25 amino acids revealed an 88% homology of Alp with the subtilisin-related proteinase of A. oryzae. Alp acted on casein over a broad range from pH 5.5 to 11.5 and also acts to a lesser extent on haemoglobin and serum albumin. The enzyme degraded elastin and a synthetic elastase substrate; hence, it may be identical with the previously described elastinolytic activity of the fungus. At pH 7.3 and a concentration of 1 µg/ml, Alp was not toxic for Vero cells, but it efficiently detached such cells from a plastic surface. Specific antibodies against Alp were detected by enzyme immunoassay in the sera of patients and Alp-antigen was demonstrated by immunofluorescence in mycotic human lung. In addition, a second proteinase (Exalp) with extremely alkaline activity, and an aspartic proteinase of A. fumigatus are described.
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