Cysteine proteases as digestive enzymes in parasitic helminths.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Conor R Caffrey (लेखक), Louise Goupil (लेखक), Karina M Rebello (लेखक), John P Dalton (लेखक), David Smith (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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We briefly review cysteine proteases (orthologs of mammalian cathepsins B, L, F, and C) that are expressed in flatworm and nematode parasites. Emphasis is placed on enzyme activities that have been functionally characterized, are associated with the parasite gut, and putatively contribute to degradi...