Cloning and heterologous expression of Plasmodium ovale dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase gene

Parasitology International

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 324-332

  Tirakarn, Srisuda ^a,b   Riangrungroj, Pinpunya ^c   Kongsaeree, Palangpon ^a,b   Imwong, Mallika ^a   Yuthavong, Yongyuth ^c   Leartsakulpanich, Ubolsree ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antifolates; Dihydrofolate reductase thymidylate synthase; Plasmodium ovale

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGUANIL; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SEPHAROSE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ACIDITY; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; GENE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMALARIALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PROGUANIL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PYRIMETHAMINE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRIAZINES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM OVALE;

EID: 84857799150     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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