Activation of plasminogen by Streptococcus mutans

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Jones, Micheala N ^a   Holt, Robert G ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Plasminogen activation; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; AMINOCAPROIC ACID; APROTININ; FIBRONECTIN; LYSINE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; INHIBITION KINETICS; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SERUM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 4143106812     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.07.077     Document Type: Article

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