Molecular characterization of bifunctional hydroxymethyldihydropterin pyrophosphokinase-dihydropteroate synthase from Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-53

  Kasekarn, Waraporn ^a   Sirawaraporn, Rachada ^a   Chahomchuen, Thippayarat ^a   Cowman, Alan F ^b   Sirawaraporn, Worachart ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Vic 3050 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Ni NTA; p aminobenzoic acid; p aminosalicylic acid; pABA; PAS; pfDHFR TS; pfPPPK DHPS; Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase thymidylate syntheses; Plasmodium falciparum hydroxymethyldihydropterin pyrophosphokinase dihydropteroate syntheses

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; DAPSONE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; GUANIDINE; MAGNESIUM ION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFACETAMIDE; SULFADOXINE; SULFANILAMIDE; SULFATHIAZOLE; TETRAMER; UREA;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL FILTRATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COENZYMES; DAPSONE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; P-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SULFANILAMIDES; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 3342978121     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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