Vitamin and cofactor biosynthesis pathways in Plasmodium and other apicomplexan parasites

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 112-121

  Müller, Sylke ^a   Kappes, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; COENZYME A; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

APICOMPLEXA; BIOSYNTHESIS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; HUMANS; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THIAMINE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMINS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33847055382     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.01.009     Document Type: Review

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