Stable earthworm serine proteases: Application of the protease function and usefulness of the earthworm autolysate

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 174-179

  Nakajima, Nobuyoshi ^a   Sugimoto, Manabu ^b   Ishihara, Kohji ^c  

^a OKAYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autolysate; Autolysis; Degradation; Earthworm; Fibrinolytic enzyme; Serine protease; Stability

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EARTHWORM SERINE PROTEASES; FIBRINOLYTIC ENZYMES;

ENZYMES;

AUTOLYSIN; ELASTIN; FIBRIN; PLASMIN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STABILITY; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0034253239     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)80106-1     Document Type: Article

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