Identification of the gene encoding DNA topoisomerase I from Candida albicans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 113-121

  Taylor, Alison ^a   Giles, Kellie ^a   Sarthy, Aparna V ^a   McGonigal, Tom ^a   Fostel, Jennifer ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal target; Camptothecin; Candida TOP1 DNA sequence; Topoisomerase I

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE LIBRARY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029885873     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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