Protease activities of Acanthamoeba polyphaga and Acanthamoeba castellanii

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-23

  Serrano Luna, José De Jesus ^a   Cervantes Sandoval, Isaac ^a   Calderón, Jesús ^a   Navarro García, Fernando ^a   Tsutsumi, Victor ^a   Shibayama, Mineko ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba spp.; Amoebic keratitis; Cysteine proteases; Cytopathic effect; Serine proteases

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; COPOLYMERIZATION; DISEASES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; SUBSTRATES;

ACANTHAMOEBA SPP.; AMOEBIC KERATITIS; CYSTEINE PROTEASES; CYTOPATHIC EFFECT; SERINE PROTEASES;

MICROORGANISMS;

GELATIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; DISEASE BY PATHOGEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; SUBSTRATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; APROTININ; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA;

EID: 33645793488     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-114     Document Type: Article

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