Degradation of Alzheimer's ß-amyloid protein by human and rat brain peptidases: Involvement of insulin-degrading enzyme

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-56

  McDermott, J R ^a   Gibson, A M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cathepsin D; Human brain; Insulin degrading enzyme; amyloid protein

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; INSULINASE; PEPTIDASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSULYSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRECIPITIN TESTS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RATS; SOLUBILITY; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0031044352     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027325304203     Document Type: Article

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