Pyrimidine biosynthesis is not an essential function for Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms.
African trypanosomes are capable of both pyrimidine biosynthesis and salvage of preformed pyrimidines from the host, but it is unknown whether either process is essential to the parasite.Pyrimidine requirements for growth were investigated using strictly pyrimidine-free media, with or without single...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3591441?pdf=render |