Biochemical Analysis: Dengue Denv Protease

Dengue Virus Protein Biochemical Analysis

Database Search Methods

Of the several CSU databases available, I chose to utilize PubMed, because Medline is specific for biological research. I also wanted to avoid retrieving qualitative studies, given the topic chosen, and felt Pubmed would be the best way to find quantitative studies.

The first search string I used was , which retrieves 4,028 citations. Since I was unfamiliar with this topic, I clicked on the "Review" filter at the top left of the window. After scanning through the titles I chose one and read the abstract (Morrison, Aguirre, and Fernandez-Sesma, 2012). The abstract for this article provided enough information about the protein complex DENV protease that I could begin to narrow my search. The next search string utilized was , which returned 56 citations. Since the instructions required articles published within the last five years,...
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