Identification, purification, and characterization of the molecular forms of Aplysia californica peptidylglycine α-amidating enzyme

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2596-2605

  Boudreault, Alain ^a,b   Castellucci, Vincent F ^a   Chrétien, Michel ^a,b   Lazure, Claude ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amidation; Aplysia californica; Atrial gland; Hormone; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMIDATING ENZYME;

AMIDATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; APLYSIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0029940363     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66062596.x     Document Type: Article

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