Acid proteases : structure, function, and biology

Primary and Three-Dimensional Structure.- 1. Comparison of Primary Structures of Acid Proteases and their Zymogens.- 2. X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of Pepsin.- 3. The Crystal Structure of an Acid Protease from Rhizopus Chinensis at 2.5 A Resolution.- 4. X-Ray Analysis and Circular Dichroism of the Acid Protease from Endothia Parasitica and Chymosin.- 5. Penicillopepsin: 2.8 A Structure, Active Site Conformation and Mechanistic Implications.- Mechanism of Pepsinogen Activation.- 6. Intramolecular Activation of Pepsinogen.- 7. The First Cleavage Site in Pepsinogen Activation.- Catalytic Mechanism of Pepsin.- 8. Specificity and Mechanism of Pepsin Action on Synthetic Substrates.- 9. Subsite Specificity of Porcine Pepsin.- 10. Anhydride Intermediates in Catalysis by Pepsin: Is Pepsin an Enzyme with Two Active Sites?.- 11. New Data on Pepsin Mechanism and Specificity.- 12. Pepstatin Inhibition Mechanism.- 13. Chemical Modification of a Pepsin Inhibitor from the Activation Peptides of Pepsinogen.- Acid Proteases in Various Biological Systems.- 14. Renin and Precursors: Purification, Characterization, and Studies on Active Site.- 15. Inactive Renin - A Renin Proenzyme?.- 16. Characteristics and Functions of Proteinase A and Its Inhibitors in Yeast.- 17. Human Cathepsin D.- 18. Unique Biochemical and Biological Features of Cathepsin D in Rodent Lymphoid Tissues.- 19. Specificity and Biological Role of Cathepsin D.- 20. Acid Protease and its Proenzyme from Human Seminal Plasma.- List of Communications and Posters.- Conference Participants.