H. Kaplan, H. Dugas
Mar 10, 1969
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Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Abstract
Abstract N-benzoyl-L-alanine methyl ester was found to be an excellent esteratic substrate for elastase. The activity of elastase towards this substrate is independent of pH between pH 8 and 10 and is unaffected by acetylation of the enzyme's N-terminal valyl α-amino group.