Bovine brain pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase (Type-1): Purification and characterisation of a neuropeptide-inactivating peptidase

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 883-893

  Cummins, Philip M ^a   O'Connor, Brendan ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brain; Neuropeptide inactivating; Purification TRH; Pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase

Indexed keywords

5 OXOPROLYL PEPTIDASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030220234     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(96)00034-9     Document Type: Article

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