Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) trypsin – isoenzyme diversity and antiviral activity

• Main Author: Sandholt, Gunnar Birgir
• Other Authors: Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, Matvæla- og næringarfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition (UI), Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Health Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition 2019
• Subjects: Þorskur; Fiskirannsóknir; Matvælafræði; Doktorsritgerðir; Valda; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1027

The aim of the thesis work was to identify and characterise different trypsin isoenzymes from a benzamidine-purified Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) trypsin isolate. Another aim was to test the ability of cod trypsin to deactivate upper respiratory tract viruses. Initially, the stability of the trypsin...