Cloning and characterization of the Entamoeba histolytica pyruvate: Ferredoxin oxidoreductase gene

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 273-277

  Rodríguez, Mario Alberto ^a   Hidalgo, María Eugenia ^a   Sánchez, Tomás ^a   Orozco, Esther ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; ferredoxin oxidoreductase; Molecular cloning; Pyruvate; Pyruvate synthase

Indexed keywords

PYRUVATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0342561564     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02613-8     Document Type: Article

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