Isolation and characterization of a highly specific serine endopeptidase from an oral strain of staphylococcus epidermidis

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 382, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1095-1099

  Moon, J L ^a   Banbula, A ^a   Oleksy, A ^a   Mayo, J A ^a   Travis, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Complement; Glutamic; Protease; Proteinase; Serine

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5; GLUTAMIC ACID; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPLEMENT C5; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; KERATINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUTH DISEASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0034871603     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2001.138     Document Type: Article

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