A thin-layer chromatographic assay for measuring pineal hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activity
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 35 (11) , 1426-1427
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01962763
Abstract
A thin-layer chromatographic procedure for measuring pineal HIOMT activity is described, based on the methylation of NAS to melationin. The method enalbes simple and accurate determination in small alipuots from a single pineal organ homogenate.Keywords
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