A cathepsin L-like cysteine proteinase gene from the protozoan parasite, Cryptobia salmositica

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 881-886

  Jesudhasan, Palmy R R ^a,b   Tan, Chung Wei ^a   Hontzeas, Nikos ^a   Woo, Patrick T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L LIKE CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; GENOMIC DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME WALKING; CRYPTOBIA SALMOSITICA; DRUG DESIGN; FLAGELLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; PROTOZOON; TRYPANOSOMA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATHEPSINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

CRYPTOBIA SALMOSITICA; KINETOPLASTIDA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 33846587052     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0344-3     Document Type: Article

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