Phosphoethanolamine methyltransferases in phosphocholine biosynthesis: Functions and potential for antiparasite therapy

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 609-619

  Bobenchik, April M ^a   Augagneur, Yoann ^a   Hao, Bing ^b   Hoch, Jeffrey C ^b   Ben Mamoun, Choukri ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Methyltransferase; Phosphatidylcholine; Phosphocholine; S adenosyl l methionine; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; CETRIMIDE; CHLOROQUINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MILTEFOSINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; QUINIDINE; QUININE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BIOENGINEERING; CAENORHABDITIS; DRUG DISCOVERY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; DANIO RERIO; EUKARYOTA; NEMATODA; PROTEOBACTERIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 79958025884     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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