I know that trypsin is not a metalloprotease, but I was always told that it is inhibited by very high EDTA concentrations (>0.5M). Is this true? I need to perform a protein digestion on biomineralized proteins. I am using 0.5M EDTA to decalcify then (and no I cannot use an acid for other reasons) and I want to know if I must remove the EDTA by filtration before starting the digestion. I know that proteinase K works fine even in 0.5M EDTA, but I can't find anything about trypsin. All the reported uses of EDTA with trypsin are very low concentration, ~5mM. Does anyone know what happens to trypsin when you increase the EDTA concentration 100x?

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