Continuous spectrophotometric assays for three regulatory enzymes of the arginine biosynthetic pathway

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 368, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-147

  Takahara, Kentaro ^a   Akashi, Kinya ^a   Yokota, Akiho ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arginine biosynthesis; Coupled spectrophotometric assay; Glutamate N acetyltransferase; N Acetylglutamate 5 phosphate reductase; N Acetylglutamate kinase; N Acetylglutamate synthase

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ARGININE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALS; METABOLISM; NITRIC OXIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UREA; YEAST;

ARGININE BIOSYNTHESIS; ARGININE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DELETION MUTANTS; N-ACETYLTRANSFERASES; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ASSAYS; SYNTHASES;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ACETYLGLUTAMATE KINASE; ARGININE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENZYME; GLUTAMATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLGLUTAMATE 5 PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UREA CYCLE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34547601770     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.06.032     Document Type: Article

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