Characterisation of aminopeptidase activity in scab mites (Psoroptes spp.)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1123-1131

  Nisbet, A J ^a   Billingsley, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Digestion; LAP; Psoroptes; Psoroptic mange

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; ARPHAMENINE A; BESTATIN; CHELATING AGENT; COBALT; COPPER ION; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; DIZINC LEUCINE AMINOPEPTIDASE; DNA; LEUCINETHIOL; METALLOPROTEINASE; NICKEL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; IC 50; MEMBRANE BINDING; METAL BINDING; MITE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PSOROPTES; PSOROPTES CUNICULI; PSOROPTES OVIS;

ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LEUCYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MITES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; PSOROPTES;

EID: 0036714007     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(02)00048-6     Document Type: Article

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