Subtilisin inhibitors in legume seeds.
Subtilisin inhibitors (SI) having an average molecular mass of 8 kDa purified from jack beans (Canavalia ensiformis) and broad beans (Vicia faba) to electrophoretical homogeneity are compared to those isolated from chick peas (Cicer arietinum) and black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). The specificity spectrum of SI is restricted to microbial serine proteinases. Their interaction with subtilisin Carlsb