Ribozyme cleavage of Plasmodium falciparum gyrase A gene transcript affects the parasite growth

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-763

  Ahmed, Anwar ^a   Sharma, Yagya D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE H; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOST; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DNA GYRASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE H; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 48349106146     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1036-y     Document Type: Article

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