Characterization and mutational analysis of the helicase and NTPase activities of hepatitis C virus full-length NS3 protein

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 701-709

  Wardell, Andrew D ^a   Errington, William ^a   Ciaramella, Giuseppe ^b   Merson, James ^b   McGarvey, Michael J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM ION; SERINE PROTEINASE; SYNAPSIN II;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0033030027     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-3-701     Document Type: Article

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