Formation of active monomers from tetrameric human β-tryptase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 369, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 603-610

  Fajardo, Ignacio ^a   Pejler, Gunnar ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibronectin; Mast cell; Proteoglycan; Serine protease; Trypsin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GELS; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES; TISSUE;

ACTIVE MONOMERS;

MONOMERS;

APROTININ; BUFFER; FIBRONECTIN; HEPARIN; MONOMER; PROTEOGLYCAN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TETRAMER; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION; INCUBATION TIME; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SWINE;

APROTININ; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME STABILITY; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MAST CELLS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TRYPTASES;

BOVINAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037330931     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20021418     Document Type: Article

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