Functional identification of orthologous genes encoding pterin recycling activity in Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii

Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2006 Mar;146(1):109-12. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.11.002. Epub 2005 Nov 28.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Biopterins / analogs & derivatives
  • Biopterins / metabolism
  • Cloning, Molecular / methods
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Gene Library
  • Genes, Protozoan / genetics*
  • Genes, Protozoan / physiology*
  • Genetic Complementation Test / methods
  • Humans
  • Hydro-Lyases / chemistry
  • Hydro-Lyases / genetics*
  • Hydro-Lyases / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plasmodium falciparum / enzymology
  • Plasmodium falciparum / genetics*
  • Plasmodium falciparum / metabolism
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics
  • Pterins / metabolism*
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Toxoplasma / enzymology
  • Toxoplasma / genetics*
  • Toxoplasma / metabolism

Substances

  • Pterins
  • Biopterins
  • Hydro-Lyases
  • pterin-4a-carbinolamine dehydratase
  • sapropterin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ223776
  • GENBANK/DQ223777