Functional analysis of Leishmania cyclopropane fatty acid synthetase.

Functional analysis of Leishmania cyclopropane fatty acid synthetase.

The single gene encoding cyclopropane fatty acid synthetase (CFAS) is present in Leishmania infantum, L. mexicana and L. braziliensis but absent from L. major, a causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis. In L. infantum, usually causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis, the CFAS gene is transcribe...

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Main Authors: Samuel O Oyola, Krystal J Evans, Terry K Smith, Barbara A Smith, James D Hilley, Jeremy C Mottram, Paul M Kaye, Deborah F Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3519623?pdf=render

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