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Trypsin activation of latent collagenase from several mammalian sources
Author(s) -
BIRKEDALHANSEN HENNING,
COBB CHARLES M.,
TAYLOR ROBERT E.,
FULLMER HAROLD M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1975.tb00442.x
Subject(s) - trypsin , collagenase , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
— Latent collagenase, subject to activation by trypsin, was found in culture fluids of cells and tissues from several mammalian sources. The activation requires exposure to enzymatically active trypsin and cannot be achieved by inhibited or by heat‐inactivated trypsin.