Bioinformatic studies on the group 2 allergens of Dermatophagoides farinae from China

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 199-206

  Cui, Yubao ^a,b   Peng, Jianglong ^a   Zhou, Peng ^b   Peng, Ming ^b   Qian, Shiyun ^a  

^a HAINAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE ALLERGEN 2; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; LIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BIOINFORMATICS; CHINA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENETIC STRAIN; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, GENETIC; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

EID: 40749106638     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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