An improved colorimetric assay for the measurement of transglutaminase (type II) ε-(γ-glutamyl) lysine cross-linking activity

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 164-166

  Trigwell, Susan M ^a,b   Lynch, Paul T ^a   Griffin, Martin ^b   Hargreaves, Alan J ^b   Bonner, Philip L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETRIC ASSAYS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; TYPE II;

AMINO ACIDS;

6 (GAMMA GLUTAMYL)LYSINE; CASEIN; EGTAZIC ACID; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942547867     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.03.068     Document Type: Article

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