Recombinant zebrafish γ-glutamyl hydrolase exhibits properties and catalytic activities comparable with those of mammalian enzyme

Drug Metabolism and Disposition

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 302-309

  Kao, Tseng Ting ^a   Chang, Wen Ni ^a   Wu, Hua Lin ^a   Shi, Guey Yueh ^a   Fu, Tzu N ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FOLIC ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; PTEROPTIN; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; THROMBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; GAMMA-GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MAMMALS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 59649096604     PISSN: 00909556     EISSN: 1521009X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/dmd.108.024042     Document Type: Article

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