Purification and properties of embryonic cysteine proteinase which participates in yolk-lysis of Xenopus laevis

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 571-576

  Yoshizaki, Norio ^a   Moriyama, Akihiko ^b   Yonezawa, Satoshi ^c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Antibody; Cysteine proteinase; Embryo; Inhibitor; Purification; Xenopus laevis; Yolk lysis

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FRACTIONATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031903727     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(98)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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