Beckham, Simone A

A major cathepsin B protease from the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica has atypical active site features and a potential role in the digestive tract of newly excysted juvenile parasites. [electronic resource] - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology Jul 2009 - 1601-12 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1878-5875

10.1016/j.biocel.2009.02.003 doi


Animals
Catalytic Domain
Cathepsin B--antagonists & inhibitors
Cathepsins--antagonists & inhibitors
Cystatins--metabolism
Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors--pharmacology
Enzyme Activation--drug effects
Fasciola hepatica--drug effects
Gastrointestinal Tract--enzymology
Humans
Kinetics
Life Cycle Stages--drug effects
Molecular Probes--chemistry
Parasites--drug effects
Protein Transport--drug effects
Sheep
Structural Homology, Protein
Substrate Specificity--drug effects