Identification and characterization of two DNA polymerase activities present in Trypanosoma brucei mitochondria

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 404-410

  Fuenmayor, Jahely ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Ruyechan, William ^a   Williams, Noreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Deoxyribonucleotide; Enzymes; Oligomers; Polymerase inhibitors; Ribonucleotide; Templates

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE TEMPLATE; DNA AGAROSE COLUMN; DNA POLYMERASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION; MITOCHONDRION;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0032128318     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05091.x     Document Type: Article

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