G k k , B. R. & Brubacher, L. J. (1974) Evidence for Nonproductive Binding Subsites within the Active Site of Papain. Cart. J . Biockem. 52,[877][878][879][880][881][882][883] The reactions of several alkylating reagents with the sulfhydryl group in papain have been studied in the presence of varying concentrations of the competitive inhibitor a-N-benzoyl-Darginine ethyl ester. The ratio of the alkylation rate constant of the papain -a-N-benzoylmarginine ethyl ester complex to the rate constant with free papain is 4.3, 1.2, and 0.8 for the alkylating agents 1-chloro-3-tosylamido-4-phenyl-2-butanone, N-ethylmaleimide, and l-chloro-3-tosylamido-7-amino-2-heptanone, respectively. These results are rationalized, along with data for the effect of a-M-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester, in terms of nonproductive binding. Glick, B. W. & Brubacher, L. S. (1974) Evidence for Nonproductive Binding Subsites within the Active Site of Papain. Cm. J. Biochem. 52, 877-883Nous avons ktudik les rkactions de plusieurs agents alkylants avec le groupe sulfhydryle de B a papaine en presence de diverses concentrations d'un inhibiteur compCtitif, l'a-N-benzoyl-Darginine ethyl ester. Le rapport entre la constante du taux dqalky%ation du complexe papainea-N-benzoyl-D-arginine Cthyl ester et la constante du taux d'alkylation de la papaine libre est de 4.3 pour B e l-chloro-3-tosylamido-4-phknyl-2-butan~ne, de 1.2 pour le N-Cthylmalkimide et de 8.0 pour le l-chloro-3-tosylamido-7-amino-2-Reptanone. Ces rksultats, de mCme que I e s donnCes sur l'effet de lqu-M-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester, sont discutCs en termes de liaison nonproductive.