Cloning and characterization of Plasmodium vivax serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-228

  Leartsakulpanich, Ubolsree ^a   Kongkasuriyachai, Darin ^a   Imwong, Mallika ^b   Chotivanich, Kesinee ^b   Yuthavong, Yongyuth ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

dTMP cycle; Plasmodium vivax; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 40849089375     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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