Trypanosome-derived oligopeptidase B is released into the plasma of infected rodents, where it persists and retains full catalytic activity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2757-2761

  Morty, R E ^a   Lonsdale Eccles, J D ^a   Mentele, R ^a   Auerswald, E A ^a   Coetzer, T H T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDASE; TRYPSIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALYSIS; CROSS REACTIONS; MALE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 0035082118     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2757-2761.2001     Document Type: Article

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