Characterization of novel metallo-proteases released from Ascidian hemocytes by treatment with calcium ionophore

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-370

  Azumi, Kaoru ^a   Yokosawa, Hideyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; METAL; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CULTURE MEDIA; HEMOCYTES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; METALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0030174807     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.365     Document Type: Article

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