Characterization of recombinant, soluble β-secretase from an insect cell expression system

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 619-626

  Mallender, William D ^a   Yager, Debra ^a   Onstead, Luisa ^a   Nichols, Michael R ^a   Eckman, Christopher ^a   Sambamurti, Kumar ^a   Kopcho, Lisa M ^b   Marcinkeviciene, Jovita ^b   Copeland, Robert A ^b   Rosenberry, Terrone L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; BETA SECRETASE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG DESIGN; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0035129455     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.59.3.619     Document Type: Article

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