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Peptidase activity of D. melanogaster accessory glands. Results are expressed as the mean of three experiments ± s.e.m |
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| Enzyme activity |
Rate of hydrolysis (pmol of 7-AMC released/h/AG) |
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| Cysteine peptidase |
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| pre-activation |
0.7 ± 0.1 |
| post-activation |
4.5 ± 1.3 |
| post-activation + 0.1 μM E64 |
0.18 ± 0.01 |
| post-activation + 0.1 μM K11777 |
0.25 ± 0.03 |
Walker et al. Proteome Science 2006 4:9 doi:10.1186/1477-5956-4-9 |
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