| Literature DB >> 4441386 |
R P Patel, M R Okun, L M Edelstein, N Cariglia.
Abstract
Peroxide-dependent enzymic oxidation of tyrosine to dopachrome and melanin was demonstrated in cell-free melanoma homogenates. Histochemical methods for distinguishing peroxidase activity from aerobic dopa (3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) oxidase activity are not reliable with cell-free preparations. Therefore the presence of peroxidase activity in such preparations precludes assay of cresolase activity of mammalian ;tyrosinase'.Entities:
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Year: 1974 PMID: 4441386 PMCID: PMC1168298 DOI: 10.1042/bj1420441
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857