Isolation and characterization of a cucumisin-like serine protease from the latex of Euphorbia pseudochamaesyce Fisch.

Journal of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 223-231

  Shimada, M ^a   Uchikoba, T ^a   Yonezawa, H ^a   Arima, K ^a   Kaneda, M ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucumisin like protease; Endopeptidase; Euphorbia pseudochamaesyce; Latex; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

LATEX; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EUPHORBIA; MASS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN;

EUPHORBIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033837645     PISSN: 10258140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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