Interference with the citrulline-based nitric oxide synthase assay by argininosuccinate lyase activity in Arabidopsis extracts

FEBS Journal

Volumn 274, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4238-4245

  Tischner, Rudolf ^b   Galli, Mary ^c   Heimer, Yair M ^d   Bielefeld, Sarah ^b   Okamoto, Mamoru ^c   Mack, Alyson ^c   Crawford, Nigel M ^a,c  

^a SECTION OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Argininosuccinate lyase; Citrulline; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID; CITRULLINE; FUMARIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; UREA CYCLE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CITRULLINE; FUMARATES; KINETICS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 34547743841     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05950.x     Document Type: Article

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