Substrate specificity of aminopeptidase from the mid-gut gland of the scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 945-947

  Umetsu, Hironori ^a   Arai, Mito ^a   Ota, Toshinori ^a   Abe, Kaoru ^b   Uchizawa, Hidemitsu ^b   Sasaki, Kazuo ^a  

^a AOMORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aomori Industrial Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Kinetic parameter; Mid gut gland; Scallop; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLLUSC;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINES; KINETICS; MOLLUSCA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

FELIS CATUS; MIZUHOPECTEN YESSOENSIS; PATINOPECTEN;

EID: 4544222291     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.945     Document Type: Article

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