Insulysin: An allosteric enzyme as a target for Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-205

  Eun, Suk Song ^a   Hersh, Louis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

amyloid peptide clearance; Allosteric enzyme; Enzyme activation; Insulin degrading enzyme; Insulysin

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[25-35]; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; INSULIN; INSULINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; ZINC; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ALLOSTERISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME REGULATION; HYDROLYSIS KINETICS; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KINETICS; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN TARGETING; RAT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG DESIGN; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE CELL;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DRUG DESIGN; INSECTS; INSULYSIN; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; RATS; ZINC;

EID: 22244456767     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JMN:25:3:201     Document Type: Article

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