Effects of carboxylmethylation and polyamine synthesis inhibitors on methylation of Trypanosoma brucei cellular proteins and lipids

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 352-358

  Goldberg, Burt ^a,b   Rattendi, Donna ^a   Yarlett, Nigel ^a   Lloyd, David ^b   Bacchi, Cyrus J ^a  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DL difluoromethylornithine; MDL 73811; Protein methylation; S adenosylmethionine; Sinefungin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0031194486     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05677.x     Document Type: Article

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