Kinetic analysis of plasmepsins i and II, aspartic proteases of the plasmodium falciparum digestive vacuole

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-78

  Luker, Kathryn E ^a   Francis, Susan E ^a   Gluzman, Ilya Y ^a   Goldberg, Daniel E ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Malaria; Polyproline loop; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030200511     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02651-5     Document Type: Article

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