Biochemical characterization of recombinant serotonin N- acetyltransferase

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-58

  Zhan Poe, Xinyi ^a   Craft, Cheryl M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA; Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Gene regulation; Glutathione S transferase fusion proteins; Melatonin; Phosphorylation; Pineal; Retina

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; 5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; ACETYL COENZYME A; ANILINE; ARGININE; CALCIUM ION; COBALT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COPPER ION; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYSTEINE; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; FERROUS ION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HISTIDINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LYSINE; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; PHENETIDINE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; TRYPTAMINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACETYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CHELATING AGENTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCEROL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERUM ALBUMIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032773947     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00596.x     Document Type: Article

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