cDNA cloning and expression of Carica papaya prochymopapain isoforms in Escherichia coli

Plant Science

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-47

  Taylor, Mark A J ^a   Al Sheikh, Maha ^a   Revell, Dean F ^a   Sumner, Ian G ^a   Connerton, Ian F ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carica papaya; Chymopapain; Cysteine proteinases; Prochymopapain isoforms

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CHYMOPAPAIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

CARICA PAPAYA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033551531     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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