Identification of EhICP1, a chagasin-like cysteine protease inhibitor of Entamoeba histolytica

FEBS Letters

Volumn 579, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1573-1578

  Riekenberg, S ^a   Witjes, B ^a   Saric M ^a   Bruchhaus, I ^b   Scholze, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amoebiasin; Chagasin; Cystatin; Cysteine protease inhibitor; Entamoeba histolytica

Indexed keywords

AMOEBAPAIN; AMOEBIASIN 1; CHAGASIN; CYSTEINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLYCYLASPARAGINYLPROLYLTHREONYLTHREONYLGLYCYLPHENYLALANINE; PAPAIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG POTENCY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTOZOON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 14844288892     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.067     Document Type: Article

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