Giardia duodenalis: Protein substrates degradation by trophozoite proteases

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Coradi, Silvana Torossian ^a   Guimarães, Semíramis ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO SAGRADO CORAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CASEIN; COLLAGEN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GELATIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COLLAGEN; GELATIN; GIARDIA; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINS; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TROPHOZOITES;

BOS TAURUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 33745045490     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0124-5     Document Type: Article

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