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    Human Cathepsin D

    Our interest in cathepsin D arose from the observation that agents such as vitamin A alcohol and complement-sufficient antiserum, which caused a dramatic catabolism of cartilage matrix in a culture system, sim...

    Alan J. Barrett in Acid Proteases: Structure, Function, and Biology (1977)

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    The Neutral Proteinases of Human Spleen

    Hedin (1) reported that bovine spleen preparations showed proteolytic activity in both acidic and alkaline conditions. Many years later, the acidic-acting peptide hydrolases of this tissue were the subject of ...

    Alan J. Barrett in Intracellular Protein Catabolism II (1977)

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    Peptidases: a view of classification and nomenclature

    It is beyond question that the results of research on proteolytic enzymes, or peptidases, are already benefiting mankind in many ways, and there is no doubt that research in this area has the potential to cont...

    Alan J. Barrett in Proteases New Perspectives (1999)

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    An Introduction to Peptidases and the Merops Database

    Neil D. Rawlings, Fraser R. Morton, Alan J. Barrett in Industrial Enzymes (2007)