title: Codon usage in Entamoeba histolytica.
abstract: The codon usage of 10 E. histolytica genes comprising 4455 codons was analysed. The codon usage revealed an extremely biased use of synonymous codons with a preference for NNU (44%) and NNA (41.4%) codons. Codons CGG (arg), AGG (arg) and CCG (pro) were absent in the E. histolytica genes examined. The codon usage of E. histolytica resembled that of Plasmodium falciparum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, U.K.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Char
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Farthing
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003062:Codon / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000235:genetics*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003062:Codon