β-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethyluracil, a novel base in African trypanosomes and other Kinetoplastida

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Borst, Piet ^a   Van Leeuwen, Fred ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Trypanosomes; Variant surface glycoprotein; D glucosyl hydroxymethyluracil

Indexed keywords

BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSYL HYDROXYMETHYLURACIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL DERIVATIVE; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; FLAGELLATE; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELOMERE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

CRITHIDIA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; KINETOPLASTIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0031440122     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00170-9     Document Type: Article

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