Argpyrimidine, a blue fluorophore in human lens proteins: High levels in brunescent cataractous lenses

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1299-1304

  Padayatti, P S ^a   Ng, A S ^a   Ucbida, K ^a   Glomb, M A ^a   Nagaraj, R H ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ARGININE; ARGPYRIMIDINE; LENS PROTEIN; METHYLGLYOXAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATARACT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRYSTALLINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MAILLARD REACTION; ORNITHINE; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 0035032876     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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