Properties of the prophenoloxidase activating enzyme of the freshwater crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 268, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 895-902

  Wang, Ruigong ^a   Lee, So Young ^a   Cerenius, Lage ^a   Söderhäll, Kenneth ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Clip domain; Freshwater crayfish; Prophenoloxidase activating enzyme; Serine proteinase

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENZYME PRECURSOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROPHENOL OXIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CRAYFISH; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEFENSINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

ASTACOIDEA; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCHERICHIA COLI; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MEROSTOMATA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS; POSIBACTERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035059407     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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