A quantitative and highly sensitive luciferase-based assay for bacterial toxins that inhibit protein synthesis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1023-1030

  Zhao, Luyi ^a   Haslam, David B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; LUCIFERASE; PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN; RICIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL STRAIN COS1; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELA CELL; HEP 2 CELL; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERO CELL;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CRICETINAE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GENETIC VECTORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SHIGA TOXIN; VERO CELLS;

EID: 27644531016     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46143-0     Document Type: Article

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