Enzymatic and molecular biochemical characterizations of human neutrophil elastases and a cathepsin G-like enzyme

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 498-504

  Kim, Woo Mi ^a   Kang, Kooil ^a  

^a Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cathepsin G like enzyme; Human neutrophil elastase; Isozymes

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN G; ISOENZYME; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTROPHIL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATHEPSINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTROPHILS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0034739528     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-000-0498-2     Document Type: Article

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