A unique α-1,3 mannosyltransferase of the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5482-5488

  Doering, Tamara L ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFOMYCIN; DIVALENT CATION; GLUCURONIC ACID; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE MANNOSE; MANNAN; MANNOSE PHOSPHATE; MANNOSIDE; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; TUNICAMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032852335     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5482-5488.1999     Document Type: Article

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