BiochemistryJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewed
Aspartic proteases are abundant and active in acidified wound fluid
Elany Barbosa da Silva, Meredith J. Crane, Lawrence Liu…·Anthony John O’Donoghue
This study identifies aspartic proteases as active enzymes in acidified wound fluid, showing their activity is optimal between pH 3.0 and 3.8 and persists for ten days post-injury.