Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Patent
1996-04-11
2000-09-12
Housel, James C.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
4242741, 435 71, 435 74, 435 15, G01N 3353, G01N 33573, A61K 39012, C12Q 148
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ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to rapid, reliable and effective assays for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically inhibit the biological activity of fungal GTPase proteins, particularly GTPases involved in cell wall integrity, hyphael formation, and/or other cellular functions critical to pathogenesis.
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Berlin Vivian
Levin David E.
Ohya Yoshikazu
Hines Ja-Na A.
Housel James C.
Mitotix, Inc.
Pham Chinh
The John Hopkins University
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