Biology of Serpins (Volume 499) (Methods in Enzymology, Volume 499)

Brand: Academic Press

Author: Whisstock, James

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 456

EAN: 9780123864710

Release Date: 01-08-2011

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.0 x 1.1 inches

Details: Serpins are a group of proteins with similar structures that were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases. The acronym serpin was originally coined because many serpins inhibit chymotrypsin-like serine proteases. This volume of Methods in Ezymology is split into 2 parts and comprehensively covers the subject.