Colorimetric coupled enzyme assay for γ-glutamyltransferase activity using glutathione as substrate

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 123-130

  Del Corso, Antonella ^a   Cappiello, Mario ^a   Buono, Francesca ^a   Moschini, Roberta ^a   Paolicchi, Aldo ^a   Mura, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamyltransferase; Glutamyltransferase related enzymes; Glutathione

Indexed keywords

ANILIDE; CYSTEINE; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL 3 CARBOXY 4 NITROANILIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; NINHYDRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLORIMETRY; ENZYME TESTS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; STATISTICS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 33646165478     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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