Isolation and characterization of functional Leishmania major virulence factor UDP-galactopyranose mutase.

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Published in Biochem Biophys Res Commun on March 16, 2011

Authors

Michelle Oppenheimer1, Ana L Valenciano, Pablo Sobrado

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States.

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