Lebetase, an α(β)-fibrin(ogen)olytic metalloproteinase of Vipera lebetina snake venom, is inhibited by human α-macroglobulins

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1434, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-102

  Saidi, N ^a   Samel, M ^b   Siigur, J ^b   Jensen, P E H ^a,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS AND BIOPHYSICS   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 Macroglobulin; Fibrinogen; Lebetase; Metalloproteinase; Pregnancy zone protein; Vipera lebetina

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LEBETASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED ALPHA2 GLYCOPROTEIN; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPAIN; TISSUE KALLIKREINS; TRYPSIN; VIPER VENOMS;

MACROVIPERA LEBETINA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA; VIPERA;

EID: 0032737975     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(99)00164-8     Document Type: Article

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