Characterization of N-myristoyltransferase from plasmodium falciparum

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 348, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 459-463

  Gunaratne, Ruwani S ^a,b   Sajid, Mohammed ^a,c   Ling, Irene T ^a   Tripathi, Renu ^a,d   Pachebat, Justin A ^a   Holder, Anthony A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Malaria parasite; Protein acylation; Recombinant enzyme

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; IODOACETAMIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN N MYRISTOYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; INTRON; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034212670     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bj3480459     Document Type: Article

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