Inhibitors of Escherichia coli serine acetyltransferase block proliferation of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Agarwal, Subhash M ^a,b   Jain, Ruchi ^a   Bhattacharya, Alok ^a   Azam, Amir ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Entamoeba histolytica; FlexX; GOLD; NCI; Serine acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; SERINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; PROTOZOAN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DATA BASE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN TARGETING; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DATABASES, PROTEIN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SERINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; TROPHOZOITES;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 37249032585     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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