Characterisation of the gene encoding adenylosuccinate lyase of Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 237-241

  Marshall, Vikki M ^a   Coppel, Ross L ^b  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenylosuccinate lyase; Intergenic region; Malaria; MSP 2; Plasmodium falciparum; Purine biosynthesis; Salvage pathway

Indexed keywords

ADENYLOSUCCINATE LYASE; FANSIDAR; MALOPRIM; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MALARIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURINE SYNTHESIS;

ADENYLOSUCCINATE LYASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030788339     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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