Propapain and its conversion to papain: A new type of zymogen activation mechanism involving intramolecular thiol-disulphide interchange

Nature New Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 119, 1973, Pages 167-170

  Brocklehurst, Keith ^a   Kierstan, Marek P J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAPAIN; PROCAINE;

DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHEMISTRY; CYSTEINE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; PAPAIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 0015792208     PISSN: 00900028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/newbio242167a0     Document Type: Article

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