A biochemical comparison of proteases from pathogenic Naegleria fowleri and non-pathogenic Naegleria gruberi

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 411-417

  Serrano Luna, Jesús ^a   Cervantes Sandoval, Isaac ^a   Tsutsumi, Victor ^a   Shibayama, Mineko ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteases; Free living amoebae; Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis; Protease inhibition; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GELATIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTON; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; PH; PROTOZOAN; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALYSIS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GELATIN; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTONS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NAEGLERIA GRUBERI;

EID: 34848844457     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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