Aspergillus fumigatus catalases: Cloning of an Aspergillus nidulans catalase B homologue and evidence for at least three catalases

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-133

  Takasuka, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sayers, Nicola M ^a   Anderson, Michael J ^a   Benbow, Emyr W ^a   Denning, David W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Catalase; Pathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EXONS; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; INTRONS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEUTROPENIA; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0032966831     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00133-3     Document Type: Article

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