Isolation and expression of a cDNA clone encoding human kynureninase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 460-468

  Alberati Giani, Daniela ^a   Buchli, Rico ^a   Malherbe, Pari ^a   Broger, Clemens ^a   Lang, Gabrielle ^a   Köhler, Christer ^a   Lahm, Hans Werner ^a   Cesura, Andrea M ^a,b  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cysteine S conjugate lyase; Kynureninase; Kynurenine pathway; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate dependent enzymes; Tryptophan metabolism

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KYNURENINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; HEPATOMA CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030037615     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0460u.x     Document Type: Article

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