A new chymotrypsin-like serine protease involved in dietary protein digestion in a primitive animal, <it>Scorpio maurus</it>: purification and biochemical characterization

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most recent works on chymotrypsins have been focused on marine animals and insects. However, no study was reported in chelicerate.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Scorpion chymotrypsin-like protease (SCP) was purified t...

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Main Authors: Gargouri Youssef, Miled Nabil, Zouari Nacim, Louati Hanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/10/1/121