Purification and characterization of a cobalt-activated carboxypeptidase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2474-2486

  Cheng, Timothy C ^a   Ramakrishnan, Vijay ^a   Chan, Sunney I ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C terminal sequencing; Carboxypeptidase; Extremozyme; Hyperthermophile; Pyrococcus furiosus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0032697046     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.11.2474     Document Type: Article

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