Isolation and characterization of a serine protease from the sarcocarp of Cucumis metuliferus

Journal of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-259

  Uchikoba, Tetsuya ^a   Yonezawa, Hiroo ^a   Arima, Kazunari ^a   Kaneda, Makoto ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucumis metuliferus; Cucumisin like protease; Endopeptidase; Fruit; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLOROMERCURIBENZENESULFONIC ACID; CUCUMISIN; DIISOPROPYL FLUOROPHOSPHATASE; EDETIC ACID; GLUTARYLALANYLALANYLPROLYLLEUCINE 4 NITROANILIDE; PROLINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FRUIT MORPHOLOGY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0035761197     PISSN: 10258140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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