Publication Date:
2014-03-01
Description:
Collagen is an insoluble protein that widely distributes in the extracellular matrix of marine animals. Collagen degradation is an important step in the marine nitrogen cycle. However, the mechanism of marine collagen degradation is still largely unknown. Here, a novel subtilisin-like collagenolytic protease, myroicolsin, which is secreted by the deep sea bacterium Myroides profundi D25, was purified and characterized, and its collagenolytic mechanism was studied. Myroicolsin displays low identity (
Print ISSN:
0021-9258
Electronic ISSN:
1083-351X
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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