Purification, cDNA cloning and expression of human N(G),N(G)- dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 863-868

  Kimoto, Masumi ^a   Miyatake, Satoko ^b   Sasagawa, Takayo ^a   Yamashita, Hiromi ^a   Okita, Misako ^a   Oka, Tatsuzou ^b   Ogawa, Tadashi ^b   Tsuji, Hideaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Human N(G),N(G) dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; Zinc binding protein

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLARGININASE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032401674     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2580863.x     Document Type: Article

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