Vibrio extracellular protease with prothrombin activation and fibrinolytic activities

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Kwon, Ju Young ^a   Chang, Alan K ^a   Park, Jung Eun ^a   Shin, Song Yub ^a   Yoon, Seong Myeong ^a   Lee, Jung Sup ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fibrinolytic activity; Metalloprotease; Prothrombin activation; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; FIBRIN; METAL; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTHROMBIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHELATING AGENTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYSIS; METALLOPROTEASES; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTHROMBIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 39049194825     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.19.1.157     Document Type: Article

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