Evaluation of lysine biosynthesis as an antifungal drug target: Biochemical characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus homocitrate synthase and virulence studies

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 878-893

  Schöbel, Felicitas ^a   Jacobsen, Ilse D ^a   Brock, Matthias ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; HOMOCITRATE SYNTHASE; LYASE; LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; LYSINE; MICE; OXO-ACID-LYASES; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; MURINAE;

EID: 77953754343     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00020-10     Document Type: Article

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