A spectrophotometric assay for the determination of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C- methyl-d-erythritol kinase activity

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 340, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-251

  Bernal, Cristobal ^a   Mendez, Eva ^b   Terencio, José ^b   Boronat, Albert ^a   Imperial, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Ferrer International SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 C methyl d erythritol 4 phosphate; 4 Diphosphocytidyl 2 C methyl d erythritol kinase; Isoprenoid biosynthesis; Lactate dehydrogenase; Pyruvate kinase; Spectrophotometric assay

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; LIPIDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

2-C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRITOL 4-PHOSPHATE; 4-DIPHOSPHOCYTIDYL-2-C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRITOL KINASE; ISOPRENOID BIOSYNTHESIS; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ASSAYS;

ENZYMES;

4 DIPHOSPHOCYTIDYL 2 C METHYL DEXTRO ERYTHRITOL KINASE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ISOPRENOID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 17444425725     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.01.055     Document Type: Article

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