Molecular characterization of Drosophila melanogaster dihydropteridine reductase

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1492, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 247-251

  Park, Dongkook ^a   Park, Sangick ^b   Yim, Jeongbin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dihydropteridine reductase; Drosophila; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPTERIN; DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE; DNA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE LIBRARY; GENOME; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034697847     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(00)00084-1     Document Type: Article

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