Comparison of leucine aminopeptidase and aminopeptidase III activities in lens

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 774-781

  Sharma, K Krishna ^a   Elser, Nancy J ^a   Kester, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase III; Bovine; Human; Lens; Leucine aminopeptidase; Peptidase

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BRADYKININ; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; LENS PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0029737767     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609003462     Document Type: Article

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