Hydrolysis of carnosine and related compounds by mammalian carnosinases

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 443-446

  Pegova, Anna ^a   Abe, Hiroki ^b   Boldyrev, Alexander ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anserine; Carnosinase; Carnosine; Homocarnosine; Human; Kidney; Ophidin e; Rat; Serum

Indexed keywords

AMINOACYLHISTIDINE DIPEPTIDASE; ANSERINE; CARCININE; CARNOSINE; DIPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; HOMOCARNOSINE; N ACETYLCARNOSINE; OPHIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SERUM;

EID: 0033671162     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(00)00279-0     Document Type: Article

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