A comparison of the enzymatic properties of the major cysteine proteinases from Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 85-94

  Chagas, Jair R ^a,c   Authié, Edith ^b   Serveau, Carole ^a   Lalmanach, Gilles ^a   Juliano, Luiz ^c   Gauthier, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cystatin; Cysteine proteinase; Trypanosoma congolense; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CRUZIPAIN; CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DIAZOMETHANE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CYSTATINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030744398     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00085-6     Document Type: Article

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