Characterisation of nitric oxide synthase activity in the tropical sea anemone Aiptasia pallida

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 483-491

  Morrall, Clare E ^a,b   Galloway, Tamara S ^a   Trapido Rosenthal, Henry G ^b   Depledge, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Citrulline assay; Cnidaria; Coral; Invertebrate; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Sea anemone

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORNITHINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA ANEMONE;

ACTINIARIA; AIPTASIA PALLIDA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034102085     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(00)00157-7     Document Type: Article

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