Detection of an intracellular protease inhibitor in Archaea

Current Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 334-339

  Giménez, María I ^a   Sánchez, Jorge J ^a   De Castro, Rosana E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME INHIBITION; GROWTH REGULATION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; NATRIALBA MAGADII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HALOBACTERIUM; METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NATRIALBA; NATRIALBA MAGADII;

CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOSOL; HALOBACTERIACEAE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0038727291     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-002-3861-z     Document Type: Article

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