Critical evaluation of p-nitrophenylphosphorylcholine (p-NPPC) as artificial substrate for the detection of phospholipase C

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 451-458

  Flieger, Antje ^a   Gong, Shimei ^a,b   Faigle, Marion ^a   Neumeister, Birgid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme detection methods; P nitrophenylphosphorylcholine; P NPPC; Phospholipase C

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESTERS; HYDROLYSIS; LIPIDS; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NITROPHENYLPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ENZYME KINETICS;

PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 0034002742     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(99)00190-8     Document Type: Article

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