Quantitation and enzymatic activity of the alkaline protease from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in culture supernatants from clinical strains

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 295-298

  Louis, Dominique ^a   Sorlier, Pierre ^a   Wallach, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease; Cystic fibrosis; Enzyme assay; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Serralysin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031814017     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.1998.050     Document Type: Article

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