BSTI, a trypsin inhibitor from skin secretions of Bombina bombina related to protease inhibitors of nematodes

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 357-362

  Mignogna, Giuseppina ^a   Pascarella, Stefano ^a   Wechselberger, Christian ^b   Hinterleitner, Christa ^b   Mollay, Christa ^b   Amiconi, Gino ^a   Barra, Donatella ^a   Kreil, Günther ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^c Institute of Molecular Biology Salzburg   (Austria)

Author keywords

amphibian skin; Ascaris; Bombina; trypsin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; THROMBIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; FROG; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030063710     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050220     Document Type: Article

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