Effects of Ca2+ on catalytic activity and conformation of trypsin and α-chymotrypsin in aqueous ethanol

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 304, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-21

  Kotorman M ^a   Laczko I ^b   Szabo A ^a   Simon, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Calcium ion; Ethanol; Stability; Structure; Trypsin; Chymotrypsin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; TRYPSIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME STABILITY; METABOLISM;

CALCIUM; CATALYSIS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME STABILITY; ETHANOL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLVENTS; TRYPSIN; WATER;

EID: 0037466469     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00534-5     Document Type: Article

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