Sequence analysis of the Candida albicans ADE2 gene and physical separation of the two functionally distinct domains of the phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase

Yeast

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 769-776

  Schmuke, Jon J ^a   Davisson, V Jo ^b   Bonar, Sheri L ^a   Mullis, Karen Gheesling ^a   Dotson, Stanton B ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADE2 gene; Anti fungal; Candida albicans; Purine biosynthesis; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOXY-LYASES; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI;

EID: 0030802486     PISSN: 0749503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0061(19970630)13:8<769::AID-YEA133>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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