Trypanothione Reductase from Leishmania donovani Purification, Characterisation and Inhibition by Trivalent Antimonials

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 460-468

  Cunningham, Mark L ^a   Fairlamb, Alan H ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antimonials; glutathione reductase; Leishmania donovani; Trypanothione reductase

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMONY CHLORIDE; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; ANTIMONY GLUCONATE; ANTIMONY TARTRATE; DIHYDROTRYPANOTHIONE; DIMERCAPROL; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; DITHIOTHREITOL; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MELARSENOXIDE; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; STIBOCAPTATE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; SUCCIMER; TRYPANOTHIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMAL; ANTIMONY; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; KINETICS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

FELIS CATUS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0029017095     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: 14321033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1995.tb20583.x     Document Type: Article

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