Expression and characterization of the recombinant aspartic proteinase A1 from Arabidopsis thaliana

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2439-2448

  Mazorra Manzano, Miguel A ^a   Yada, Rickey Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Aspartic proteinase; Cruciferae; Glycosylation; Pichia pastoris; Plant APs; Protein processing; Recombinant expression

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PEPSTATIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPSTATINS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TEMPERATURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 53649094860     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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