An unusual thermostable aspartic protease from the latex of Ficus racemosa (L.)

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 647-655

  Devaraj, K B ^a   Gowda, Lalitha R ^a   Prakash, V ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspartic protease; Endopeptidases; Ficin; Ficus racemosa; Moraceae; Plant proteases

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; LATEX; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FICUS; FOOD; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATALYSIS; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; FICUS; FOOD; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LATEX; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CARICA; FICUS GLABRATA; FICUS RACEMOSA; MORACEAE;

EID: 38349120529     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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