Echinococcus granulosus antigen B hydrophobic ligand binding properties

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1747, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-194

  Chemale, Gustavo ^a   Ferreira, Henrique B ^a   Barrett, John ^b   Brophy, Peter M ^b   Zaha, Arnaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16 (9 Anthroyloxy) palmitate (16 AP); Antigen B; Echinococcus granulosus; Fatty acid; Hydrophobic ligand binding protein

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDATID CYST; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 13444301346     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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