A secondary assay for ceramide kinase inhibitors based on cell growth inhibition by short-chain ceramides

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 384, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 166-169

  Graf, Christine ^a   Rovina, Philipp ^a   Bornancin, Frédéric ^a  

^a Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cell death; Ceramide; Ceramide 1 phosphate; NVP 231; NVP 995; Vesicle shedding

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYMES;

CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE 1-PHOSPHATE; ECTOPIC EXPRESSIONS; GROWTH INHIBITION; INACTIVE COMPOUNDS; KINASE INHIBITORS; NVP-231; NVP-995;

CERAMIDES;

CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE KINASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NVP 231; NVP 995; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 56249120195     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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