Identification and primary characterization of specific proteases in the digestive juice of Archachatina ventricosa

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 503-510

  Guionie, Olivier ^a   Moallic, Claire ^a   Niamké, Sébastien ^a   Placier, Gaël ^a   Sine, Jean Pierre ^a   Colas, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Achatina; Achatinoidea; Carboxypeptidase; Metalloprotease; p Nitroanilide aminoacids; Peptides; Proteases; Snail; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; AMIDE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CHELATING AGENT; DIPROTIN B; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; PEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; THREONYLVALYLLEUCINE; TRIPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYMOLOGY; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; SEDIMENTATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACHATINA; ACHATINOIDEA; ARCHACHATINA; ARCHACHATINA VENTRICOSA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0037860942     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(03)00115-5     Document Type: Article

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