N‐Acetylation of L‐Aspartate in the Nervous System: Differential Distribution of a Specific Enzyme

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1985, Pages 1658-1662

  Truckenmiller, M E ^a   Namboodiri, M A A ^a   Brownstein, M J ^b   Neale, J H ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme distribution; Enzyme specificity; HPLC; N Acetylaspartic acid; N Acetyltransferase; TLC

Indexed keywords

PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMAL; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; RATS; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRITIUM;

EID: 0022196667     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1985.tb07240.x     Document Type: Article

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