Tritrichomonas foetus and Trichomonas vaginalis: The pattern of inactivation of hydrogenase activity by oxygen and activities of catalase and ascorbate peroxidase

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 207-211

  Page Sharp, Madhu ^a   Behm, Carolyn A ^a   Smith, Geoffrey D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascorbate peroxidase; Catalase; Hydrogenase; Trichomonas vaginalis; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; OXYGEN; PEROXIDASE; TRITIUM;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRITIUM; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 0030053375     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-1-207     Document Type: Article

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