Molecular cloning and characterization of the genes encoding two isoforms of cysteine synthase in the enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica1

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 33-44

  Nozaki, Tomoyoshi ^a   Asai, Takashi ^a   Kobayashi, Seiki ^a   Ikegami, Fumio ^b   Noji, Masaaki ^b   Saito, Kazuki ^b   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Cysteine; Cysteine synthase; Entamoeba histolytica

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE SYNTHASE;

AMEBIASIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE SYNTHASE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, PROTOZOAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032583190     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00129-7     Document Type: Article

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