THE REMOVAL OF CARTILAGE MATRIX BY PAPAIN : FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRYSTALLINE PAPAIN IN VIVO

In rabbits, the depletion of cartilage matrix which occurs following intravenous administration of papain treated with iodacetamide is attributable to a portion of the enzyme in the disulfide form which has not undergone alkylation. It is this portion that is reactivated in cartilage in vivo and in...

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Main Authors: Potter, J. L., McCluskey, R. T., Weissmann, G., Thomas, L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1960
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2137314/