Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi telomerase

Acta Tropica

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Campelo, Riward ^a   Galindo, Maria Mercedes ^a   Ramirez, Jose Luis ^a  

^a Instituto Internacional de Estudios Avanzados IDEA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Biochemical characterization; Heat activated telomerase; Non radioactive TRAP assay; Telomerase inhibitors; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE A; RIBONUCLEASE H; TELOMERASE;

DILUTION; ENZYME; PARASITE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTOZOAN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPIMASTIGOTE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME STABILITY; HOT TEMPERATURE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; RIBONUCLEASE H; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TELOMERASE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 80054874112     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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