A microtiter plate-based β-lactam binding assay for inhibitors of high-molecular-mass penicillin-binding proteins

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 164-166

  Stefanova, Miglena ^a   Bobba, Sudheer ^a   Gutheil, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PURIFICATION;

BACTERIAL CELLS; BETA-LACTAMS; BINDING ASSAYS; BIO AMPS; HIGH MOLECULAR MASS; MICROTITER PLATES; MICROTITER-PLATE BASED ASSAYS; PENICILLIN- BINDING PROTEINS;

MOLECULAR MASS;

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BIOTIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BINDING ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70449627031     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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