Proteolytic activity of bovine lactoferrin

BioMetals

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-255

  Massucci, Maria Teresa ^a   Giansanti, Francesco ^a   Di Nino, Giovanna ^a   Turacchio, Manola ^a   Giardi, Maria Federica ^a   Botti, Dario ^a   Ippoliti, Rodolfo ^a   De Giulio, Barbara ^b   Siciliano, Rosa ^b   Donnarumma, Giovanna ^c   Valenti, Piera ^c   Bocedi, Alessio ^a,d   Polticelli, Fabio ^d   Ascenzi, Paolo ^d   Antonini, Giovanni ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoproteolysis; Iron; Lactoferrin; LPS

Indexed keywords

4 (2 AMINOETHYL)BENZENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; AMINO ACID; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; LACTOFERRICIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; SERINE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; HUMANS; HYDROLASES; LACTOFERRIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SERINE; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 3342975585     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOM.0000027700.90780.45     Document Type: Article

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