Directed mutagenesis of the Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase enzyme identifies two domains involved in its sialyltransferase activity

Glycobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 445-451

  Smith, Lynne E ^a   Eichinger, Daniel ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Mutagenesis; Sialyltransferase; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

SIALYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030902705     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/7.3.445     Document Type: Article

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