Continuous fluorimetric assay for high-throughput screening of inhibitors of trans-sialidase from Trypanosoma cruzi

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 357, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 302-304

  Neres, João ^a   Buschiazzo, Alejandro ^b   Alzari, Pedro M ^b   Walsh, Lindsey ^a   Douglas, Kenneth T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY;

FLUORIMETRIC ASSAYS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; TRANS-SIALIDASES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CHEMISTRY;

SIALIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33748784649     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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