The amino acid sequences of isoforms of the bromelain inhibitor from pineapple stem

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 457-461

  Hatano, Ken Ichi ^a   Tanokura, Masaru ^a   Takahashi, Kenji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Bromelain inhibitor; Computer modeling; Cysteine proteinase inhibitor; Isoinhibitor

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BROMELAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; GLUTAMINE; ISOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031711051     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022135     Document Type: Article

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