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Table 2 Alignment of the NH2-terminal sequence of scorpion chymotrypsin-like protease with putative peptidases from Drosophila yakuba (MER142281), Drosophila erecta (MER144486), Drosophila simulans (MER136917), Trichoplusia ni (MER079404), Tribolium castaneum (MER169092) and Anopheles gambiae (MER021291) found in the MEROPS Database at http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/blast/submitblast/merops/advanced.

From: A new chymotrypsin-like serine protease involved in dietary protein digestion in a primitive animal, Scorpio maurus: purification and biochemical characterization

Potease origin

Access number

NH2-Terminal sequence

Identity (%)

Scorpio maurus

This study

V EF GRY FR LSEINQFLE SLAVTYP EHV I

-

Drosophila yakuba

MER142281

----RY YSHEEINQFIE DLAV KYP RRV-

60%

Drosophila erecta

MER144486

----RY YSHEEINQFIE DLA RKYP QRV-

56%

Drosophila simulans

MER136917

----RY YNHEEINQF IE DLA REHP----

55%

Trichoplusia ni

MER079404

IGFETYYR HDEIN DYL DELA ATYP DLV-

48%

Tribolium castaneum

MER169092

IAF DHY LR HSEIN NYL DQLA QNYP NIV-

48%

Anopheles gambiae

MER021291

V DF EHFWTNAE VN AYL DELA QTYP NLV-

40%

  1. Residues in bold indicate the identical amino acids.