Proline racemases: Insights into Trypanosoma cruzi peptides containing D-proline

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 295-300

  Coatnoan, Nicolas ^a   Berneman, Armand ^a   Chamond, Nathalie ^a   Minoprio, Paola ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

D proline; Proline racemase; TcPRAC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 68949199867     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900039     Document Type: Article

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