Kinetic parameters and tissue distribution of 5-oxo-L-prolinase determined by a fluorimetric assay

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-82

  Weber, Peter ^a,b   Jäger, Martina ^a   Bangsow, Thorsten ^a,c   Knell, Gunter ^a   Piechaczek, Katharine ^a   Koch, Judith ^a   Wolf, Sabine ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Glutamyl cycle; 5 Oxo L prolinase; Blood brain barrier; Enzyme assay; Glutathione; Ortho phthaldialdehyde

Indexed keywords

5 OXOPROLINASE; GLUTATHIONE; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FLUOROMETRY; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTOSOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUOROMETRY; GLUTAMIC ACID; KIDNEY; KINETICS; LIVER; MYOCARDIUM; O-PHTHALALDEHYDE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0344076298     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-022X(98)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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