ZapA, a possible virulence factor from Proteus mirabilis exhibits broad protease substrate specificity

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1397-1403

  Aneas M A F ^a   Portaro, F C V ^b   Lebrun, I ^b   Juliano, L ^c   Palma, M S ^d   Fernandes, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluorogenic peptides; IgA; Insulin chain; Metalloprotease; Proteus mirabilis; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; BRADYKININ; DYNORPHIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INSULIN; LEUCINE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANINE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SERINE; VALINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BETA CHAIN; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MIRABILIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 0035674714     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001001100004     Document Type: Article

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