Characterization of two cysteine proteinases secreted by Fasciola hepatica and demonstration of their kininogenase activity

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-115

  Cordova, Martha ^a   Jara, Jose ^a   Del Nery, Elaine ^b   Hirata, Isaura Y ^b   Araújo, Mariana S ^b   Carmona, Adriana K ^b   Juliano, Maria Aparecida ^b   Juliano, Luiz ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cathepsin L like; Fasciola hepatica cysteine proteinases; Kinin releasing activity

Indexed keywords

ANTHRANILIC ACID; CATHEPSIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ISOENZYME; KALLIDIN; KININ; KININOGEN; LEUCINE; N (2,4 DINITROPHENYL)ETHYLENEDIAMINE; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDYLMETHYLCOUMARIN AMIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WORM;

AMIDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HYDROLYSIS; KALLIKREINS; KININOGEN, HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; KININS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STAINING AND LABELING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034887917     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00309-7     Document Type: Article

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