Stabilization of Rat Liver Mitochondrial Alanine Aminotransferase with Ethanol and Trehalose

Cryobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 300-308

  Mukorah, F ^a   Razunguzwa, B ^a   Masola, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Mitochondria; Protease inhibitors; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ANTIPAIN; CHYMOSTATIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FREEZING; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTIPAIN; ENZYME STABILITY; ETHANOL; FREEZING; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TREHALOSE;

EID: 0032253877     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1998.2125     Document Type: Article

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