The purification and characterization of a Bacillus stearothermophilus methionine aminopeptidase (MetAP)

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 228-235

  Jae, Min Chung ^a   Il, Yup Chung ^a   Young, Seek Lee ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Co2+ ion; Metalloenzyme; Methionine aminopeptidase

Indexed keywords

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

AMINOPEPTIDASE; CHELATING AGENT; DIVALENT CATION; METHIONYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CHELATING AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036004556     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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