Purification and characterization of human endopeptidase 3.4.24.16. Comparison with the porcine counterpart indicates a unique cleavage site on neurotensin

Brain Research

Volumn 709, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-58

  Vincent, B ^a   Vincent, J P ^a   Checler, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Endopeptidase 3.4.24.15; Endopeptidase 3.4.24.16; Human brain; Neurotensin; Peptide inactivation; Pig brain

Indexed keywords

NEUROTENSIN; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

EID: 0030060921     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01260-5     Document Type: Article

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