High expression of human carboxypeptidase M in Pichia pastoris: Purification and partial characterization
Carboxypeptidase M (CPM) is an extracellular glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol-anchored membrane glycoprotein, which removes the C-terminal basic residues, lysine and arginine, from peptides and proteins at neutral pH. CPM plays an important role in the control of peptide hormones and growth factor acti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2006-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000200007 |