Characterization of aminopeptidase N from the brush border membrane of the larvae midgut of silkworm, Bombyx mori as a zinc enzyme

Gang Hua1, Kikuo Tsukamoto1, Ryo Taguchi1, Masahiro Tomita2, Shigetoshi Miyajima2, Hiroh Ikezawa1
1Department of Microbial Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467, Japan
2Department of Molecular Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering Mie University, 3-1, Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467, Japan