A selenium-containing phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase in Schistosoma mansoni

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 838-844

  Maiorino, Matilde ^a   Roche, Catherine ^b   Kiess, Michael ^c   Koenig, Kerstin ^d   Gawlik, Dieter ^a   Matthes, Monika ^d   Naldini, Emanuela ^a   Pierce, Raymond ^b   Flohé, Leopold ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

glutathione; glutathione peroxidase; phospholipid hydroperoxide; Schistosoma mansoni; selenocysteine

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROPEROXIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SELENIUM; SELENOCYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRANSLATION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

MAMMALIA; METAZOA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030018589     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0838w.x     Document Type: Article

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