High-resolution crystal structure of Trypanosoma brucei UDP-galactose 4′-epimerase: A potential target for structure-based development of novel trypanocides

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-180

  Shaw, Matthew P ^a   Bond, Charles S ^a   Roper, Janine R ^a   Gourley, David G ^a,b   Ferguson, Michael A J ^a   Hunter, William N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Pathenix Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epimerase; Galactose; Trypanosoma brucei; UDP Gal; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CYSTINE; GLYCINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HOST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0037327814     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(02)00243-8     Document Type: Article

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