Molecular cloning, sequencing, and expression of a fibrinolytic serine-protease gene from the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 574-581

  Il, Hwan Cho ^b   Eui, Sung Choi ^c   Hyung, Hoan Lee ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Shinpoong Pharmaceutical Co   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gene cloning; Lumbricus rubellus; Lumbrokinase; Protease

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; THROMBUS;

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOCHAETA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 16644386146     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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