Classical ligands bind tubulin of trypanosomes and inhibit their growth in vitro

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 600-604

  Ochola, Donasian O K ^a   Prichard, Roger K ^a   Lubega, George W ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; COLCHICINE; FLUBENDAZOLE; LIGAND; MEBENDAZOLE; PARBENDAZOLE; POLYLYSINE; TUBULIN; VINBLASTINE;

LIGAND;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIGAND BINDING; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 0036293071     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0600:CLBTOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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