Proteolytic activation of purified human procarboxypeptidase U

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 25-40

  Schatteman, Katinka A ^a   Goossens, Filip J ^a   Scharpé, Simon S ^a   Hendriks, Dirk F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carboxypeptidase; Fibrinolysis; Plasminogen

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FIBRIN; KALLIKREIN; LYSINE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; THROMBIN ACTIVATABLE FIBRINOLYSIS INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BLOOD COAGULATION; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE U; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; ENZYME STABILITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; THROMBIN; THROMBOMODULIN; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0033953728     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00205-3     Document Type: Article

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