Fast and low-cost evaluation of hydroxykynurenine activity

The enzyme 3-hydroxykynurenine transaminase (HKT) acts as an important enzyme in tryptophan catabolism of disease-carrier insects, e.g. Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae. HKT is a detoxification enzyme that converts 3-hydroxykynurenine (a precursor for reactive nitrogen and oxygen species) into xa...

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Main Authors: Larissa G. Maciel, Janaína V. dos Anjos, Thereza A. Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016120302028