Purification of glutamate dehydrogenase isoenzymes and characterization of their substrate specificities

Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-28

  Osuji, Godson O ^a   Braithwaite, Cleantis ^a   Fordjour, Kusi ^a   Madu, Wenceslaus C ^a   Beyene, Asefa ^a   Roberts, Paul S ^a   Wright, Victor ^a  

^a PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoelectrophoretic purification; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Template independent RNA synthesis

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; ISOENZYMES; QUALITY CONTROL; RIBONUCLEOTIDES; RNA; SEEDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 0037250004     PISSN: 10826068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PB-120018366     Document Type: Article

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