Isolation and characterization of a novel acid proteinase, tropiase from Candida tropicalis IFO 0589

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-25

  Okumura, Yoshiyuki ^a,c   Inoue, Naomasa ^b   Nikai, Toshiaki ^c  

^a Mathuurayakugyo Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid proteinase; Candida tropicalis; Purification

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; BENZAMIDINE; CASEIN; COLLAGEN; DYFLOS; FIBRINOGEN; KERATIN; PROTEINASE; TROPIASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BROMOSUCCINIMIDE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CASEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FIBRINOGEN; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LEUPEPTINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33847105559     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.48.19     Document Type: Article

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