Characterization of the peptidase activity of recombinant porcine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein-2

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 725-732

  Telugu, Bhanu Prakash V L ^a   Green, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartic peptidases; Placenta; Porcine; Pregnancy; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; PEPSTATIN; PEPTIDASE; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED ALPHA2 GLYCOPROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWINE;

ARTIODACTYLA; BOS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 57749193450     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn127     Document Type: Article

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