A new type of allantoinase in amphibian liver

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2558-2560

  Masuda, Wataru ^a   Fujiwara, Satoko ^a   Noguchi, Tomoo ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allantoicase; Allantoinase; Amphibian liver; Purine degradation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

ALLANTOICASE; ALLANTOINASE; AMIDASE; HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FISH; FROG; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; CROSS REACTIONS; FISHES; LIVER; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RANA CATESBEIANA; UREOHYDROLASES;

EID: 0035523493     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2558     Document Type: Article

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