IN VITRO EFFECTS OF UKRAIN ON THE ACTIVITY OF TRYPSIN-LIKE PROTEASES

ANDRIEVSKY A.¹, SMALYUKH N.², KRIVITSKY A.², ZAHRIYCHUK O.³

1) Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, I.I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, Odessa, Ukraine.
2) Odessa State Medical University, Department of Ophthalmology, Ukraine.
3) Ukrainian Anti-Cancer Institute, Vienna, Austria.

Address for correspondence: A. Andrievsky, Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, I.I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, Odessa, Ukraine.

Summary: The interactions between Ukrain and peptide hydrolases from the intestinal tracts of drosophila were studied. It was established that the active ingredients of Ukrain could stimulate or inhibit the proteolytic activity of these enzymes. The possible importance of these findings is discussed.