Metabolic adaptation of Trichomonas vaginalis to growth rate and glucose availability

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3337-3345

  Ter Kuile, Benno H ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemostat; Energy metabolism; Glucose; Metabolic control analysis; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALANINE; COENZYME A TRANSFERASE; FRUCTOKINASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; ISOMERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); PYRUVATE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0030462786     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-12-3337     Document Type: Article

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