Identification and characterization of trypanocides by functional expression of an adenosine transporter from Trypanosoma brucei in yeast

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-127

  Mäser, Pascal ^a,b   Vogel, Denise ^a   Schmid, Cecile ^a   Räz, Barbara ^a   Kaminsky, Ronald ^a,c  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adenosine; Flavonoids; Nucleoside transport; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRANSPORTER TBAT1; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CARRIER PROTEIN; CORDYCEPIN; FLAVONOID; PURINE DERIVATIVE; SILIBININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE;

EID: 0035071830     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090000169     Document Type: Article

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