The mitochondrial processing peptidase

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 1043-1045

  Braun, Hans Peter ^a   Schmitz, Udo Klaus ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bc1 omplex; Mitochondria; Protein import; Protein processing

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PEPTIDASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030728696     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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