An easy-to-perform photometric assay for methyltransferase activity measurements

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 432, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-40

  Schäberle, Till F ^a   Siba, Christian ^a   Höver, Thomas ^a   König, Gabriele M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ellman's reagent; Methyltransferase; Nonribosomal peptide synthetase; Photometric assay; Polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; KETONES; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PEPTIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES;

EXPERIMENTAL PROBLEMS; METHYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY; METHYLTRANSFERASES; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASES; PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOMETRIC ASSAYS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

PHOTOMETRY;

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 84868254862     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.09.026     Document Type: Article

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