Heterologous expression of an Entamoeba histolytica chitin synthase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 203-206

  Van Dellen, Katrina L ^a   Bulik, Dorota A ^a   Specht, Charles A ^b   Robbins, Phillips W ^a   Samuelson, John C ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 30944465672     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.5.1.203-206.2006     Document Type: Article

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