Identification and characterization of proteases from skin mucus of tambacu, a Neotropical hybrid fish

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-179

  Salles, Cristiane M C ^a   De Simone, S G ^b   Leitao S A T ^c   Salles, J B ^a   Guedes, H L M ^b   Cassano, V P F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enzymatic specificity; Protease; Skin mucus; Tambacu

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CASEIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; EDETIC ACID; GELATIN; HEMOGLOBIN; METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; OVALBUMIN; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FISH; HYBRID; IMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; MUCUS; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SKIN SECRETION; ZYMOGRAPHY;

BOVINAE; PISCES;

EID: 34547110370     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-007-9128-7     Document Type: Article

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