3-Hydroxykynurenine as a substrate/activator for mushroom tyrosinase

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 412, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 272-278

  Sanjust, Enrico ^a   Cecchini, Gloria ^a   Sollai, Francesca ^a   Curreli, Nicoletta ^a   Rescigno, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxykynurenine; Activation; Lag time; Monophenolase; Polyphenoloxidase; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYKYNURENINE; CATECHOL; ENZYME ACTIVATOR; FUNGAL ENZYME; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HYDROXYLATION; MUSHROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0037445891     PISSN: 00039861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9861(03)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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