Rhodoquinone is synthesized de novo by Fasciola hepatica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-226

  Van Hellemond, Jaap J ^a   Luijten, Mirjam ^a   Flesch, Frits M ^a   Gaasenbeek, Cor P H ^b   Tielens, Aloysius G M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic energy metabolism; Caenorhabditis elegans; Fermentation; Fumarate reductase; Haemonchus contortus; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

FUMARATE REDUCTASE; UBIQUINONE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); EUGLENA GRACILIS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HEPATICA; PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 0030602273     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02738-7     Document Type: Article

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