Analysis of secreted aspartic proteinases from Candida albicans: Purification and characterization of individual Sap1, Sap2 and Sap3 isoenzymes

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 349-356

  Smolenski, G ^a   Sullivan, P A ^a,b   Cutfield, S M ^a   Cutfield, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aspartic proteinases; Candida albicans; Isoenzymes; Recombinant protein; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; ISOENZYME; PLASMID VECTOR;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; THERMOSTABILITY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031049493     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-2-349     Document Type: Article

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