A universal competitive fluorescence polarization activity assay for S-adenosylmethionine utilizing methyltransferases

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 373, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 296-306

  Graves, Tiffany L ^a   Zhang, Yi ^b   Scott, John E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catechol O methyltransferase; Fluorescence polarization; Methyltransferase; S Adenosylhomocysteine; S Adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; FLUORESCENCE; PHENOLS;

CATECHOL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

POLARIZATION;

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; FLUORESCEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; FLUOROMETER; IC 50; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37549057973     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.09.025     Document Type: Article

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