Characterization of sequence and structural features of the Candida krusei Enolase

In Silico Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 449-460

  Gandhi, Neha S ^a,b,c   Young, Kathy ^b   Warmington, John R ^b   Mancera, Ricardo L ^a,b,c  

^a Western Australian Research Inst   (Australia)

^b Institute of Vascular Medicine   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti fungal activities; Candida; Enolase; Phylogenetic tree; Plasminogen

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CANDIDA; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149380095     PISSN: 13866338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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