Probing Trypanosoma brucei glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis using novel precursor-analogues

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-132

  Urbaniak, Michael D ^a   Crossman, Arthur ^a   Ferguson, Michael A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycolipid; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; Steriodal; Substrate analogue; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; MANNOSE; MICROBIAL ENZYME; N ACETYL DEXTRO GLUCOSAMINYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL DE N ACETYLASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; STEROID; STEROL;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEACETYLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEROIDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 47949089163     PISSN: 17470277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2008.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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