Structure-activity studies of L-canaline-mediated inhibition of porcine alanine aminotransferase

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1293-1297

  Worthen, David R ^a   Ratliff, Darian K ^a   Rosenthal, Gerald A ^a   Trifonov, L ^b   Crooks, Peter A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CANALINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME INACTIVATION; HEART; NONHUMAN; STEREOISOMERISM; SWINE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; MYOCARDIUM; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029845884     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx9600199     Document Type: Article

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