Functional expression of the catalytic domains of two cysteine proteinases from Trypanosoma congolense

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1435-1440

  Boulange A ^a,b   Serveau, C ^c   Brillard, M ^c   Minet, C ^a   Gauthier, F ^c   Diallo, A ^a   Lalmanach, G ^c   Authie E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Cathepsins; Congopain; Cysteine proteinases; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

CONGOPAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; ISOENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUPERNATANT; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITOPES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 0034789741     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00267-3     Document Type: Article

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