A fibrinolytic enzyme from the medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 622-631

  Kim, Jae Sung ^a   Sapkota, Kumar ^a   Park, Se Eun ^a   Choi, Bong Suk ^a   Kim, Seung ^a   Hiep, Nguyen Thi ^a   Kim, Chun Sung ^a,b   Choi, Han Seok ^c   Kim, Myung Kon ^d   Chun, Hong Sung ^a   Park, Yeal ^a   Kim, Sung Jun ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Iksan National College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cordyceps militaris; Fibrinolysis; Fibrinolytic enzyme; Serine protease; Subtilisin; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CORDYCEPS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUITING BODY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CORDYCEPS; CULTURE MEDIA; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FRUITING BODIES, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33846995165     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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