The characterisation of the collagenolytic activity of cardosin A demonstrates its potential application for extracellular matrix degradative processes

Current Drug Discovery Technologies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-44

  Duarte, Ana S ^a   Pereira, Anabela O ^a   Cabrita, António M S ^b   Moir, Arthur J G ^c   Pires, Euclides M V ^d   Barros, Marlene M T ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^e Portuguese Catholic University Viseu   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Aspartic proteinase; Cardosin A; Fibrosis; Type I collagen

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CARDOSIN A; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN; GLUTAMINE; PHENYLALANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARDOON; CELL ADHESION; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROLYSIS; PLANT PROTEINS; RABBITS;

EID: 16844370810     PISSN: 15701638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570163053175448     Document Type: Article

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