Biochemical characterization of dipeptidylcarboxypeptidase of Leishmania donovani

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-61

  Baig, M S ^a   Gangwar, S ^a   Goyal, Neena ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Chelating agents; Dipeptidylcarboxypeptidase; Drug target; Leishmaniasis; Monovalent and divalent cations; Protease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; COPPER; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; EDETIC ACID; METAL ION; MICROBIAL ENZYME; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; NICKEL; PEPSTATIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; ZINC ION; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDASE; HIPPURYL-HISTIDYL-LEUCINE; HIPPURYLHISTIDYLLEUCINE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STABILITY; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETICS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PATHOGENICITY; PH; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROTOZOA;

CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; DIPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 79959533608     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T902     Document Type: Article

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