Purification, refolding and autoactivation of the recombinant cysteine proteinase EhCP112 from Entamoeba histolytica

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-32

  Quintas Granados, Laura I ^a   Orozco, Esther ^a   Brieba, Luis G ^b   Arroyo, Rossana ^a   Ortega López, Jaime ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Autoactivation; Cysteine proteinases; E 64 inhibition; EhCP112; Entamoeba histolytica

Indexed keywords

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 84954358339     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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