Characterization of Proteolytic Activities of Fusobacterium nucleatum

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 521-523

  Ogawa, Alice Tayoko ^a   Brasil de Souza, Tatiana de Arruda Campos ^a   de Uzeda, Milton ^b   Jankevicius, Jose V ^a   Jankevicius, Shiduca Itow ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium nucleatum; protease inhibitors; proteolytic enzymes

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; METABOLISM; PERIODONTITIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PERIODONTITIS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 33646702180     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2005.10.045     Document Type: Article

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