Purification and characterization of a 315 kDa keratinolytic subtilisin-like serine protease from Microsporum canis and evidence of its secretion in naturally infected cats

Medical Mycology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 395-404

  Mignon, B ^a   Swinnen, M ^a   Bouchara, J P ^b   Hofinger, M ^a   Nikkels, A ^a   Pierard, G ^a   Gerday, Ch ^a   Losson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cat; Keratinase; Microsporum canis; Subtilisin

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ANILIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KERATIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SOYBEAN TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; SUBTILISIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL FILTRATION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

CANIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX; MICROSPORUM CANIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746420068     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1998.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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