Mouse liver nicotinamide N-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: Biochemical properties and variation in activity among inbred strains

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-53

  Scheller, Timo ^a   Orgacka, Halina ^a   Szumlanski, Carol L ^a   Weinshilboum, Richard M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

N methylation; nicotinamide; nicotinamide N methyltransferase; pyridines

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 1 CYCLOOCTYLETHANOL; 2,3 DICHLORO ALPHA METHYLBENZYLAMINE; 3,4 DIMETHOXY 5 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; AMODIAQUINE; ANISIC ACID; LIVER ENZYME; NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINAMIDE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROADIFEN; PYRIDINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TOLCAPONE; TRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; TROPOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INBRED STRAIN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER CYTOSOL; MALE; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHARMACOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

AMODIAQUINE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ENZYME STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LIVER; MAGNESIUM; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NIACINAMIDE; NICOTINAMIDE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029932585     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-199602000-00003     Document Type: Article

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