The spermidine synthase of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum: Molecular and biochemical characterisation of the polyamine synthesis enzyme

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 224-236

  Haider, Nashya ^a   Eschbach, Marie Luise ^a   De Souza Dias, Suzana ^a   Gilberger, Tim Wolf ^a   Walter, Rolf D ^a   Lüersen, Kai ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Polyamines; Putrescine; Spermidine; Spermine; trans 4 Methylcyclohexylamine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PUTRESCINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IC 50; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOZOITE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ERYTHROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 20644442880     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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