Purification, properties and developmental regulation of a Ca2+-independent serine-cysteine protease from Allomyces arbuscula

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-352

  Ojha, Mukti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allomyces; Developmentally regulated serine cysteine protease

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SPORES, FUNGAL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ALLOMYCES; ALLOMYCES ARBUSCULA; FUNGI; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0029919059     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(95)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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