An isozyme of earthworm serine proteases acts on hydrolysis of triacylglycerol

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2009-2011

  Nakajima, Nobuyoshi ^a   Sugimoto, Manabu ^b   Tsuboi, Sadao ^b   Tsuji, Hideaki ^a   Ishihara, Kohji ^c  

^a OKAYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Hydrolysis; Lipase; Serine protease; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIODIVERSITY; CATALYSIS; CELLS; GLYCEROL; HYDROLYSIS;

EARTHWORM; LIPASE; SERINE PROTEASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ENZYMES;

ISOENZYME; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; HYDROLYSIS; ISOENZYMES; OLIGOCHAETA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 27644496182     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.2009     Document Type: Article

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