The ornithine decarboxylase domain of the bifunctional ornithine decarboxylase/S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase of Plasmodium falciparum: Recombinant expression and catalytic properties of two different constructs

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 352, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-292

  Krause, T ^a   Luersen K ^a   Wrenger, C ^a   Gilberger, T W ^a   Muller S ^a   Walter, R D ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Malaria; Polyamine

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; CGP 52622A; CGP 54619A; EFLORNITHINE; ORNITHINE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0034534695     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3520287     Document Type: Article

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