Characterization of proteinases in Herpetomonas anglusteri and Herpetomonas roitmani

Current Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-64

  Dos Santos, André Luis Souza ^a   Ferreira, Amanda ^a   Franco, Vanessa Ayrão ^a   Alviano, Celuta Sales ^a   Soares, Rosangela Maria De Araújo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HERPETOMONAS ANGLUSTERI; HERPETOMONAS ROITMANI; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPANOSOMATINA; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HERPETOMONAS; HERPETOMONAS ROITMANI; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0344848574     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900418     Document Type: Article

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