N-myristoyltransferase is a cell wall target in Aspergillus fumigatus.

N-myristoyltransferase is a cell wall target in Aspergillus fumigatus.
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DOI:
10.1021/cb5008647
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发表时间:
2015-06-19
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
van Aalten, Daan M. F.
van Aalten, Daan M. F.
中科院分区:
生物学2区
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Fang, Wenxia;Robinson, David A.;Raimi, Olawale G.;Blair, David E.;Harrison, Justin R.;Lockhart, Deborah E. A.;Torrie, Leah S.;Ruda, Gian Filippo;Wyatt, Paul G.;Gilbert, Ian H.;van Aalten, Daan M. F.

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