Identification of elongation factor 2 as the essential protein targeted by sordarins in Candida albicans

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2279-2283

  Domínguez, Juan Manuel ^a   Martín, J Julio ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ELONGATION FACTOR 2; FUNGAL PROTEIN; SORDARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG BINDING; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RIBOSOME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0040837015     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.9.2279     Document Type: Article

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