A biotin-coupled bifunctional enzyme exhibiting both glutamine synthetase activity and glutamate decarboxylase activity

Current Eye Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 809-818

  Arunchaipong, Khomkrit ^a   Sattayasai, Nison ^a   Sattayasai, Jintana ^b   Svasti, Jisnuson ^c   Rimlumduan, Thipwarin ^a  

^a Khon Kaen University   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bifunctional enzyme; Chick retina; Glutamate decarboxylase; Glutamine synthetase; Molecular filtration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIA; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; ENZYME; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HOMOOCTAMER; HOMOTETRAMER; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; POLYMER; PROTEIN P42; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FILTRATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETINA; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; CHICKENS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; MAGNESIUM; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; RETINA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 70449510115     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713680903094723     Document Type: Article

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