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purine nucleobase transport

Known as: purine base transmembrane transport, purine base transport 
The directed movement of purine bases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, into, out of or within a… Expand
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2005
2005
Identification of the first pyrimidine nucleobase transporter in Leishmania: similarities with the Trypanosoma brucei U1 transporter and antileishmanial activity of uracil analogues.
While purine transport has been widely studied in protozoa, almost nothing is known about their capacity to salvage pyrimidines… Expand
2004
2004
Genetic and metabolic regulation of purine base transport in Neurospora crassa
SummaryNeurospora crassa can utilize various purine bases such as xanthine or uric acid and their catabolic products as a… Expand
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2003
2003
Molecular and functional characterization of the first nucleobase transporter gene from African trypanosomes.
African trypanosomes are unable to synthesize purines and depend upon purine nucleoside and nucleobase transporters to salvage… Expand
1994
1994
Inhibition of purine nucleobase transport in human erythrocytes and cell lines by papaverine. Investigation of structure-activity relationship.
Papaverine was found to be an effective inhibitor of hypoxanthine transport not only in human erythrocytes, but also in the human… Expand
1989
1989
Purine base transport in wild-type and mycophenolic acid-resistant Tritrichomonas foetus.
The purine base transport systems of wild-type and mycophenolic acid-resistant (MPAR) Tritrichomonas foetus have been… Expand
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Purine nucleobase transport in human erythrocytes. Reinvestigation with a novel "inhibitor-stop" assay.
A novel "inhibitor-stop" method for the determination of initial rates of purine nucleobase transport in human erythrocytes has… Expand
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1987
Highly Cited
1987
Genetic and physiological characterization of Bacillus subtilis mutants resistant to purine analogs.
Bacillus subtilis mutants defective in purine metabolism have been isolated by selecting for resistance to purine analogs… Expand
1986
1986
Expression of a novel high-affinity purine nucleobase transport function in mutant mammalian T lymphoblasts.
The single nucleoside transport function of mouse S49 lymphoblasts also transports purine bases (B. Aronow and B. Ullman, J. Biol… Expand
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1982
1982
Guanine uptake and metabolism in Neurospora crassa.
Guanine is transported into germinated conidia of Neurospora crassa by the general purine base transport system. Guanine uptake… Expand
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1979
1979
Caffeine: its action on purine metabolizing enzymes.
Abstract The many pharmacological and biochemical effects of caffeine may be explained in part by its inhibitory action in vivo… Expand
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