A continuous spectrophotometric assay for NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase activity using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 366-369

  Yim, Sung Kun ^a   Yun, Chul Ho ^a   Ahn, Taeho ^b   Jung, Heung Chae ^c,d   Pan, Jae Gu ^c,d  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c GenoFocus Inc   (South Korea)

^d Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Continuous spectrophotometric assay; MTT; NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase; Reduction activity

Indexed keywords

FERRICYANIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; TETRAZOLIUM; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; FERRICYANIDES; KINETICS; NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 25444487217     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2005.38.3.366     Document Type: Article

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