Characterization of a cysteine proteinase from Taenia crassiceps cysts

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-253

  White Jr , A Clinton ^a   Baig, Salman ^a   Chappell, Cynthia L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassiceps; cysteine proteinase; cysticercosis; immunoglobulin; Taenia

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; BINDING SITES; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTICERCUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KINETICS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TAENIA;

EID: 0343852349     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02839-3     Document Type: Article

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