A continuous nonradioactive assay for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-254

  Lahser, Frederick C ^a   Malcolm, Bruce A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP sulfurylase; Coupled enzyme assay; Hepatitis C virus; Luciferase; Poliovirus; RdRp; RNA dependent RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FIRE PROTECTION; KINETIC THEORY; LIFE CYCLE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; VIRUSES;

ATP SULFURYLASE; ENZYME ASSAYS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; LUCIFERASE; POLIOVIRUS; RDRP; RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE;

RNA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; LUCIFERASE; NUCLEOTIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POL PROTEIN; POLYMER; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PYROPHOSPHATE; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; SULFATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; URIDINE PHOSPHATE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUPLED ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VELOCITY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; POLIOVIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 1642456634     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2003.10.034     Document Type: Article

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