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An extracellular protease has been purified from cultures ofPseudomonas fluorescens. It is a metalloenzyme with a molecular weight of 37,000±3,700, able to digest casein, hemoglobin and gelatine.
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This work was supported by grants from the Consejo Nacional de Investig ciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina, and the Consejo de Investigaciones de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario. JJC is a member of the Carrera del Investigador Científico, and SMJ the recipient, of a schollarship, of the former institution.
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Juan, S.M., Cazzulo, J.J. The extracellular protease fromPseudomonas fluorescens . Experientia 32, 1120–1122 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01927579
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