Simultaneous in vitro assay of the first four enzymes in the fungal aspartate pathway identifies a new class of aspartate kinase inhibitor

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 967-973

  Bareich, David C ^a   Nazi, Ishac ^a   Wright, Gerard D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0142167583     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.09.016     Document Type: Article

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