Characterization of transsulfuration and cysteine biosynthetic pathways in the protozoan hemoflagellate, Trypanosoma cruzi. Isolation and molecular characterization of cystathionine beta-synthase and serine acetyltransferase from Trypanosoma.

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Published in J Biol Chem on December 05, 2000

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T Nozaki1, Y Shigeta, Y Saito-Nakano, M Imada, W D Kruger

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1: Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan. nozaki@nih.go.jp

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