Human cutaneous melanoma expresses a significant phosphate-dependent glutaminase activity: A comparison with the surrounding skin of the same patient

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-84

  Zacharias Machado, Darwin Pinheiro ^a   Ramos Lima, Manuela Maria ^b   Souza Jr , Alcione Lescano ^b   Oliveira Satos, Ivan Dunshee de Abranches ^a   Enokiara, Milvia ^a   Michalany, Nilceo ^a   Curin, Rui ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cutaneous melanoma; Glutamine; Phosphate dependent glutaminase activity

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; METABOLISM; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); OXIDATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SYNTHESIS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

GLUTAMINASE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037369357     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.997     Document Type: Article

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