Purification and biochemical characterization of a recombinant Anopheles gambiae tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase expressed in Escherichia coli

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 871-876

  Paglino, Alessandra ^a   Lombardo, Fabrizio ^b   Arcà, Bruno ^b,c   Rizzi, Menico ^a   Rossi, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Kynurenine pathway; Recombinant enzyme; Tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase; Tryptophan metabolism

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUINEA PIG; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUINEA PIGS; KINETICS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRYPTOPHAN OXYGENASE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 50449108989     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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