Leishmania donovani: Metabolite mapping of promastigotes using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Singha, U K ^a   Bhakuni, Vinod ^a   Ali, Vahab ^a   Roy, Raja ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Leishmania donovani; Metabolites; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); Perchloric acid extract (PCA); Promastigotes; Strain differentiation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETOACETIC ACID; ALANINE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; GLYCINE; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 0029828188     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00250991     Document Type: Article

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