Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of Leishmania donovani serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 433-440

  Vatsyayan, Rit ^a   Roy, Uma ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Folate; Leishmania donovani; Nucleotide biosynthesis; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33846411804     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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