Isolation and characterization of a neprilysin-like protein from Venturia canescens virus-like particles

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 477-485

  Asgari, S ^a   Reineke, A ^b   Beck, M ^a,c   Schmidt, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neprilysin; Venturia canescens; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECT VIRUSES; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEPRILYSIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIRION; WASPS;

INSECTA; VENTURIA CANESCENS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0036788162     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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