A continuous spectrophotometric assay for human cystathionine beta-synthase

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 342, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-110

  Shen, Weijun ^a   McGath, Molly K ^a   Evande, Ruby ^a   Berkowitz, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous assay; Cystathionine beta synthase; Cysteamine; Lysine decarboxylase; Malate dehydrogenase; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; Thialysine

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CONTINUOUS ASSAY; CYSTEAMINE; DECARBOXYLASES; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; SYNTHASES; THIALYSINE;

AMINO ACIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYL GROUP; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MERCAPTAMINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 20444494424     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.03.051     Document Type: Article

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