A comparison of sugar indicators enables a universal high-throughput sugar-1-phosphate nucleotidyltransferase assay

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 377, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-258

  Moretti, Rocco ^a   Thorson, Jon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Enzyme; Glycosyltransferase; Nucleotide; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; ENZYMES; NUCLEOTIDES; PHOSPHATASES; SALMONELLA; SUGARS;

DIRECTED EVOLUTION; EVAPORATIVE LIGHT SCATTERING DETECTORS; GLUCOSE 1-PHOSPHATE; GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT ASSAYS; PARA-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID HYDRAZIDES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; THYMIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID HYDRAZIDE; INDICATOR; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 43049088411     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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