Cysteinyl Proteinases and Their Selective Inactivation

  1. Alton Meister
  1. Elliott Shaw

Published Online: 22 NOV 2006

DOI: 10.1002/9780470123096.ch5

Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, Volume 63

Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, Volume 63

How to Cite

Shaw, E. (2006) Cysteinyl Proteinases and Their Selective Inactivation, in Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, Volume 63 (ed A. Meister), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470123096.ch5

Editor Information

  1. Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York

Author Information

  1. Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Postfach 2543, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 NOV 2006
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 1990

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471509844

Online ISBN: 9780470123096

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Keywords:

  • cysteinyl proteinases;
  • affinity-labeling reagents;
  • peptidyl nitriles;
  • peptidyl diazomethyl ketones;
  • clostripain

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Cysteine Proteinase Gene Families

  • Structure and Mechanism in the Papain Superfamily

  • Development of Affinity-Labeling Reagents. Background and Kinetics

  • Clostripain

  • Cysteinyl Proteinases of Unknown Genetic Origin

  • Summary