Comparison between crab hepatopancreas and rat liver uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 251-256

  Chaufan, G ^a   Corvi, M ^a   Armesto, A ^a   San Martin de Viale L C ^a   Luquet, C ^a   Rios de Molina M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Crab hepatopancreas; Enzymatic properties; Haem; Kinetic parameters; Optimum pH; Optimum temperature; Porphyrins; Rat liver; Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

8 CARBOXYLPORPHYRINOGEN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOXYL GROUP; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; LIVER ENZYME; PORPHYRINOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEPATOPANCREAS; INTOXICATION; LIVER; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPERATURE;

CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0036792115     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00151-3     Document Type: Article

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