Cruzipain, major cysteine proteinase of Trypanosoma cruzi: Sequence and genomic organization of the codifying genes;La gruzipaina, cisteina proteinasa principal del Trypanosoma cruzi secuencia y organizacion genomica de los genes que la codifican

Medicina

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 7-10

  Cazzulo, Juan Jose ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cruzipain; Cysteine proteinase; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CRUZIPAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0002934113     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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