Expression and characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum haemoglobinase falcipain-3

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 360, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 481-489

  Sijwali, P S ^a   Shenai, B R ^a   Gut, J ^a   Singh, A ^a   Rosenthal, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteine protease; Haemoglobin; Malaria; Papain; Trophozoite

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; MALARIA CONTROL; PH; POLYPEPTIDES;

HAEMOGLOBIN HYDROLYSIS;

ENZYMES;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; FALCIPAIN 3; HEMOGLOBIN; LEUCINE; PAPAIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOZOITE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0035644195     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bj3600481     Document Type: Article

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