title: Cathepsin A in human brain and spleen.
abstract: A striking loss of cathepsin A activity occurs when relatively crude preparations of the enzyme are maintained at even a mildly basic pH value. This may explain the failure of others to detect the enzyme.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D004355:Drug Stability; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007461:Iodoacetates; D007700:Kinetics; D013154:Spleen / Q000201:enzymology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007461:Iodoacetates; D002403:Cathepsins