Current progress in the fatty acid metabolism in Cryptosporidium parvum

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-388

  Zhu, Guan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexan; Cryptosporidium parvum; Fatty acid synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID ELONGASES; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

FATTY ACID; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSTATS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EIMERIA; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 3242893055     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00384.x     Document Type: Review

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