Characterization of native falcipain, an enzyme involved in Plasmodium falciparum hemoglobin degradation

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-200

  Francis, Susan E ^a   Gluzman, Ilya Y ^a   Oksman, Anna ^a   Banerjee, Dolly ^a   Goldberg, Daniel E ^a,b  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aspartic protease; catalase; cysteine protease; falcipain; malaria; plasmepsin

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CATALASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; FALCIPAIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMEPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATALASE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN DENATURATION; REDUCING AGENTS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; VACUOLES;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030596205     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02772-7     Document Type: Article

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