Molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction of motuporin and microcystins with type-1 and type-2A protein phosphatases

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 569-578

  Craig, Marcia ^a   Luu, Hue Anh ^a   McCready, Tara L ^a   Williams, David ^b   Andersen, Raymond J ^b   Holmes, Charles F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microcystins; Motuporin; Nodularin; Protein phosphatases; Protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; CYANOGINOSIN LR; CYANOGINOSIN-LA; CYCLOPEPTIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MICROCYSTIN LL; MOTUPORIN; NODULARIN R; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYANOGINOSIN LA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ENZYME INHIBITORS; KINETICS; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

EID: 0030344872     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-061     Document Type: Article

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