The genome of Plasmodium falciparum encodes an active δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase

Current Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 391-398

  Sato, Shigeharu ^a   Wilson, R J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase; Heme biosynthesis; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEME; MAGNESIUM ION; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BINDING SITE; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALLOSTERIC SITE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036230756     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-002-0273-3     Document Type: Article

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