Determination of β-glucosidase enzymatic function of the Histoplasma capsulatum H antigen using a native expression system

Gene

Volumn 247, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 191-197

  Fisher, Kimber L ^a   Woods, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Filamentous fungi; Recombinant protein; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOSIDASE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HISTIDINE; HISTOPLASMA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034682044     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00099-8     Document Type: Article

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