Identification and initial characterization of elastase activity associated with Vibrio cholerae

Current Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-78

  Janda, J Michael ^a   Abbott, Sharon L ^a   Khashe, Shideh ^a  

^a Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; PHOSPHORAMIDON; SERINE PROTEINASE; THIOL PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; KINETICS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0032764439     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900421     Document Type: Article

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