Purification and characterization of six fibrinolytic serine-proteases from earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-205

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

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

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

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fibrin; Lumbricus rubellus; Lumbrokinase

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; APROTININ; CASEIN; FIBRIN; ISOENZYME; ISOPROTEIN; LEUPEPTIN; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TOSYLLYSYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; CELL LYSATE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 2342577358     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2004.37.2.199     Document Type: Article

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