Organisation and sequence determination of glutamine-dependent carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II in Toxoplasma gondii

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-96

  Fox, Barbara A ^a   Bzik, David J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acivicin inhibition; Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II; Gene organisation; Introns; Pyrimidine biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE HYDROLYSING); GLUTAMINE; POLYPEPTIDE; TRANSFERASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BACTERIUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EXON; FUNGUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; INTRON; LEISHMANIA; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PLANT; PLASMODIUM; PREDICTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRYPANOSOMA;

APICOMPLEXA; BABESIA; FUNGI; LEISHMANIA; MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0037245540     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(02)00214-X     Document Type: Article

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