Identification and initial characterisation of a N-benzyloxycarbonyl-prolyl-prolinal (Z-Pro-prolinal)-insensitive 7-(N-benzyloxycarbonyl-glycyl-prolyl-amido)-4- methylcoumarin (Z-Gly-Bro-NH-Mec)-hydrolysing peptidase in bovine serum

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 900-903

  Cunningham, Damian F ^a   O'Connor, Brendan ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

7 (N benzyloxycarbonyl glycyl prolyl amido) 4 ; Depression; methylcoumarin (Z Gly Pro NH Mec); Prolyl endopeptidase; Schizophrenia; Serum; Z Pro prolinal

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDASE; PROLINE; PROLYL ENDOPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030972421     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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