title: [Activation mechanism of matrix metalloproteinases].
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akaike
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000502:physiology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005978:Glutathione / Q000502:physiology; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000502:physiology; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D010450:Endopeptidases; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; D005978:Glutathione