Inhibition of prolyl oligopeptidase by Fmoc-aminoacylpyrrolidine-2-nitriles

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2105-2112

  Li, Jingrong ^a   Wilk, Elizabeth ^a   Wilk, Sherwin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiamnesic properties; Fmoc aminoacylpyrrolidine 2 nitriles; Neuropeptide metabolism; Prolyl oligopeptidase

Indexed keywords

NITRILE; PROLINE IMINOPEPTIDASE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DRUG STABILITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NITRILES; PYRROLIDINES; RABBITS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0029874503     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66052105.x     Document Type: Article

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