A continuous fluorescent enzyme assay for early steps of lipid A biosynthesis

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 425, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-27

  Jenkins, Ronald J ^a   Dotson, Garry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl carrier protein; Acyltransferase; Fluorescence assay; Lipid A; ThioGlo

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GLUCOSAMINE;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEINS; ACYLTRANSFERASE; FLUORESCENCE ASSAY; LIPID A; THIOGLO;

FLUORESCENCE;

3 OXOACYL ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN SYNTHASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSAMINE; LIPID A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE 3 O (3 HYDROXYACYL)GLUCOSAMINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE; LIPOGENESIS; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84859369062     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.02.027     Document Type: Article

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