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. 1973 Jun;133(2):329–334. doi: 10.1042/bj1330329

A collagenase in extracts of the invertebrate Bipalium kewense

Julius Phillips 1, Marc H Dresden 1
PMCID: PMC1177702  PMID: 4353237

Abstract

The localization, isolation and partial characterization of a collagenolytic enzyme from the land planarian Bipalium kewense is described. This enzyme can be obtained by direct extraction of the organism, and can be separated from non-collagenous proteolytic activity by (NH4)2SO4 precipitation and Sephadex-gel chromatography. Its mode of attack on collagen and sensitivity to a variety of inhibitors indicate that this enzyme differs from vertebrate collagenases and a previously described invertebrate collagenase.

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