... specificities of the recombinant cysteine proteinases CPB of Leishmania mexicana, and cruzain of Trypanosoma cruzi, using fluorescent substrates containing non-natural basic amino acids Mol Biochem Parasitol ... proteinase, CPB, of Leishmania mexicana compared with cruzain, human cathepsin L and papain using substrates containing non-natural basic amino acids Eur J Biochem 268, 1206–1212 13 Alves, L.C., ... determined by just a few amino acids In order to explore the effects on substrate utilization of the restricted local amino acid variations of the CPB isoenzymes of L mexicana, the recombinant CPB3 ...