Structure-function relationships of acid ribonucleases: Lysosomal, vacuolar, and periplasmic enzymes

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-89

  Irie, Masachika ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid RNase; Distribution; Localization; Physiological role; Structure function relationship

Indexed keywords

LYSOSOME ENZYME; RIBONUCLEASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM; CANCER; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOPLASM; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; RHIZOPUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS; RIBONUCLEASES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VIRUSES;

EID: 0033008986     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-7258(98)00035-7     Document Type: Review

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