The amino acid sequences, structure comparisons and inhibition kinetics of sheep cathepsin L and sheep stefin B

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-198

  Ritonja, Anka ^a   Coetzer, Theresa H T ^b   Pike, Robert N ^b   Dennison, Clive ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cathepsin L; cystatin; cysteine proteinase; inhibition constant; primary structure; proteinase inhibitor; sheep enzyme; sheep inhibitor; stefin

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; PAPAIN; STEFIN B;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; HUMAN; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030037915     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(96)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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