Isolation and characterization of two forms of an acidic bromelain stem proteinase

Journal of Protein Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 351-361

  Harrach, Tibor ^a   Eckert, Klaus ^a   Maurer, H Rainer ^a   Machleidt, Irmgard ^b   Machleidt, Werner ^b   Nuck, Rolf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence analysis; Bromelain; Cysteine proteinase; FPLC; Kinetic parameters; Mass spectroscopy; Monosaccharide analysis

Indexed keywords

BROMELAIN; CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GLYCOSYLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BROMELAINS; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FRUIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0031745660     PISSN: 02778033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022507316434     Document Type: Article

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