Characterization of a cytosolic aminopeptidase from Encephalitozoon intestinalis

Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-7

  Millership, J J ^a   Chappell, C L ^b   Okhuysen, P C ^b   Snowden, K F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Encephalitozoon; Enzyme; Intestinalis; Microsporidia; Peptidase; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; BESTATIN; BESTATIN DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; EDETIC ACID; LEUCINE; NITROBESTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYTOSOL; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FLUOROMETRY; FRACTIONATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; COUMARINS; EDETIC ACID; ENCEPHALITOZOON; FLUOROMETRY; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LEUCINE; LEUCYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHENANTHROLINES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036316408     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182001008940     Document Type: Article

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