Purine salvage enzymes of parasites as targets for structure-based inhibitor design

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 238-241

  Craig III, Syd P ^a   Eakin, Ann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESEARCH; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS;

EID: 0030901860     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01042-9     Document Type: Article

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