Extracellular release by Trichomonas vaginalis of a NADP+ dependent malic enzyme involved in pathogenicity

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-61

  Addis, Maria Filippa ^a   Rappelli, Paola ^a   Cappuccinelli, Piero ^a   Fiori, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Catalytic activity; Extracellular release; Malic enzyme; P65; Pathogenetic mechanism; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0030860673     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0128     Document Type: Article

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