title: [Structure and properties of animal and bacterial collagenases].
abstract: Everywhere is found collagen, collagenases are also found. The author reviews the properties of these collagenases: structure, biosynthesis, activity, inhibition. The therapeutical applications are also discussed. They seem promising since a collagenase I, Achromase can be industrially produced and has been shown interesting both in laboratory studies and in clinical trials.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D003012:Microbial Collagenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D003012:Microbial Collagenase
vernacular_title: Structure et propriétés des collagénases animales et bactériennes.