Analysis of hyaluronan synthase activity

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1229, Issue , 2015, Pages 201-208

  Vigetti, Davide ^a   Karousou, Evgenia ^a   Viola, Manuela ^a   Passi, Alberto ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Enzymatic activity; Glycosaminoglycan synthesis; Hyaluronan; Hyaluronan synthase; UDP sugars

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDE; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE; HYALURONIC ACID; HYALURONIDASE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGAR; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DERIVATIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MICROSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISACCHARIDES; ENZYME ASSAYS; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 84921823148     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1714-3_18     Document Type: Article

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