New continuous and specific fluorometric assays for Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase and LasA protease

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-94

  Elston, Caroline ^a   Wallach, Jean ^a   Saulnier, Joëlle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Elastase; Enzymatic assay; Fluorogenic substrates; LasA protease; Pseudolysin; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylolysin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; PEPTIDES; SCREENING;

ELASTASE; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; FLUOROGENIC SUBSTRATE; LASA PROTEASE; PSEUDOLYSIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOLYSIN;

SUBSTRATES;

AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DABSYL; DABSYL ALANYLALANYLPHENYLALANYLALANYL EDANS; DABSYL LEUCYLGLYCYLGLYCYLGLYCYLALANYL EDANS; EDANS; ELASTASE; FLUORESCENT DYE; LASA PROTEASE; NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34447339623     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.04.041     Document Type: Article

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