Nitric oxide inhibits cruzipain, the major papain-like cysteine proteinase from Trypanosoma cruzi.

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Published in Biochem Biophys Res Commun on April 13, 2000

Authors

G Venturini1, L Salvati, M Muolo, M Colasanti, L Gradoni, P Ascenzi

Author Affiliations

1: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università 'Roma Tre', Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, Rome, I-00146, Italy.

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