Expression and structural characterization of a baculovirus ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 485-492

  Evans, Owain P ^a   O'Reilly, David R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; TUNICAMYCIN; VIRUS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; BACULOVIRUS; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS EXPRESSION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; CYPOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; INSECTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0032969398     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-2-485     Document Type: Article

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