Identification and characterization of a mouse dipeptidase that hydrolyzes L-carnosine

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-175

  Otani, Hiroto ^a   Okumura, Nobuaki ^a   Hashida Okumura, Akiko ^a   Nagai, Katsuya ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carnosinase; CN2; Dipeptidase; L carnosine; M20 family; Metaloproteinase

Indexed keywords

CARNOSINE; DIPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MANGANESE; PROTEIN PEPV; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL POPULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTOBACILLUS; MITRAL CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY BULB; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; THALAMUS PARAFASCICULAR NUCLEUS; TUBEROMAMMILLARY NUCLEUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARNOSINE; DIPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; HYDROLYSIS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; PHYLOGENY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 17044401851     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi016     Document Type: Article

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