The biological function of sand fly and Leishmania glycosidases

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 51-55

  Jacobson, R ^a   Schlein, Y ^a   Eisenberger, C ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CELLULOSE; CHITINASE; DNA; GLYCOSIDASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIGESTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALIVARY GLAND;

LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI;

EID: 0035162275     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004300100079     Document Type: Article

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