Heat stability and activity levels of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase in British Littorinidae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 255-270

  Hull, S L ^a   Grahame, J ^a   Mill, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Enzyme activity; Heat stability; Littorina

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENZYME STABILITY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0033617347     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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