Characterisation and properties of an intracellular lipid-binding protein from the tapeworm Moniezia expansa

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-275

  Barrett, John ^a   Saghir, Nahid ^a   Timanova, Anna ^b   Clarke, Katie ^c   Brophy, Peter M ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cestode; Fatty acid; Hydrophobic binding site; Lipid binding protein; Moniezia expansa

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LIPID BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CESTODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031454259     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0269a.x     Document Type: Article

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