An enzymatic method to distinguish tetrahydrobiopterin from oxidized biopterins using UDP-glucose:tetrahydrobiopterin glucosyltransferase

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 397, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-83

  Kim, Hye Lim ^a   Kim, Do Hyung ^a   Lee, Yeol Kun ^a   Park, Sun Ok ^a   Lee, Yong Woo ^a   Kwon, O Seob ^a   Park, Young Shik ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HPLC; Pteridine glycosyltransferase; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXTURES; RATS;

CATALYZED REACTIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATIONS; ENZYMATIC METHODS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE; HPLC; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

OXIDATION;

BIOPTERIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RATTUS;

EID: 71749098719     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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