Proteolytic activity in latex of the genus Euphorbia - A chemotaxonomic marker?

Pharmazie

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-230

  Domsalla, A ^a   Gorick C ^a   Melzig, M F ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; LATEX; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; EUPHORBIA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASEINS; CLASSIFICATION; ENDOPEPTIDASES; EUPHORBIA; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LATEX; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SERINE PROTEASES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 77949393152     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1691/ph.2010.9709     Document Type: Article

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