Purification and Characterization of Intracellular Cysteine Protease Inhibitor from Chlorella sp.

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 210-213

  Ishihara, Masanobu ^a   Atta, Kazusi ^a   Tawata, Shinkichi ^a   Toyama, Seizen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Cystatin; Cysteine protease inhibitor; Green algae; Papain

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORELLA SP.; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0347566110     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.5.210     Document Type: Article

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