Characterization of glycine N-methyltransferase from rabbit liver

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 369-374

  Kloor, Doris ^a   Karnahl, Katrin ^a   Kömpf, Jost ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycine N methyltransferase; Peroxidase; S adenosylhomocysteine; S adenosylmethionine; Sarcosine oxidase

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ENZYME INHIBITION; PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; RNA; SUBSTRATES;

GLYCINE; LIVER; NUCLEOTIDES; SACROSINE;

ENZYMES;

3 DEAZAADENOSINE; 5' S ISOBUTYLTHIO 5' DEOXYADENOSINE; ACICLOVIR; ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE 5' (N ETHYLCARBOXAMIDE); ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DEOXYADENOSINE; DIANISIDINE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SARCOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIDARABINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METHYLATION; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLYCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LIVER; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RABBITS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 3843081900     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o04-007     Document Type: Article

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