An improved method to determine serine palmitoyltransferase activity

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1237-1244

  Rütti, Markus F ^a   Richard, Stéphane ^a   Penno, Anke ^a   von Eckardstein, Arnold ^a   Hornemann, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA thioesterases; High performance liquid chromatography; Sphingolipids

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; PALMITOYL COENZYME A; PALMITOYL COENZYME A HYDROLASE; SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CELL LINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DITHIOTHREITOL; HUMANS; KINETICS; PALMITOYL COENZYME A; PALMITOYL-COA HYDROLASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERINE C-PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE; SPHINGOMONAS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67650517066     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.D900001-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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