Characterisation and purification of pyruvate:Ferredoxin oxidoreductase from Giardia duodenalis

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-193

  Townson, Steven M ^a,b   Upcroft, Jacqueline A ^a   Upcroft, Peter ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Oxoacid oxidoreductase; Drug resistance; Electron transport; Giardia duodenalis; Metronidazole; Pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

2 OXOBUTYRIC ACID; 2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; FERREDOXIN; FURAZOLIDONE; METRONIDAZOLE; OXALOACETIC ACID; PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECARBOXYLATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030221888     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02661-8     Document Type: Article

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