N-acetylaspartate synthesis in the brain: Mitochondria vs. microsomes

Brain Research

Volumn 1227, Issue , 2008, Pages 34-41

  Ariyannur, Prasanth S ^a   Madhavarao, Chikkathur N ^a   Namboodiri, Aryan M A ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aralar; Aspartate glutamate carrier; Aspartate N acetyltransferase; Glutamate oxidation; Microsome; Mitochondria; N acetylaspartate; Size exclusion chromatography; Subcellular localization; Synaptosome

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE ACYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN MICROSOME; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COW; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMINO-ACID N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CATTLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MALE; MICROSOMES; MITOCHONDRIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

BOVINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 49049114040     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.040     Document Type: Article

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