Entamoeba histolytica: Solubilization and biochemical characterization of dolichol phosphate mannose synthase, an essential enzyme in glycoprotein biosynthesis

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-120

  Villagómez Castro, Julio C ^a   Calvo Méndez, Carlos ^a,b   Vargas Rodríguez, Lorena ^a   Flores Carreon, Arturo ^a,b   Lopez Romero, Everardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLICHOL PHOSPHATE MANNOSE; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GLYCOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SOLUBILIZATION; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALIA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0344157329     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4233     Document Type: Article

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