Metabolism of enkephalins in head membranes of the leech Theromyzon tessulatum by peptidases: Isolation of an enkephalin-degrading aminopeptidase

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-131

  Laurent, Virginie ^a   Salzet, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Dipeptidylcarboxypeptidase; Enkephalin; Enkephalin degrading aminopeptidase; Leech; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ACTINONIN; AMASTATIN; AMINOPEPTIDASE; BESTATIN; CAPTOPRIL; PHOSPHORAMIDON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; LEECH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

EID: 0030576886     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-0115(96)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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