Biosynthesis of glycosphingolipids de-novo by the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-37

  Gerold, Peter ^a   Schwarz, Ralph T ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Glycolipid; Glycosphingolipid; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSAMINE; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; SERINE; SPHINGOLIPID; THERMOZYMOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSPORT; LIPOGENESIS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0035862702     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00336-4     Document Type: Article

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