Human extracellular ribonucleases: Multiplicity, molecular diversity and catalytic properties of the major RNase types

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 785-794

  Sorrentino, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenin; ECP; EDN; Human ribonuclease(s); Neurotoxin(s); RNase superfamily

Indexed keywords

PANCREATIC RIBONUCLEASE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; PYRIMIDINE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE A; TRANSFERASE;

CATALYSIS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RIBONUCLEASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031671323     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050207     Document Type: Review

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