Further evidence for the presence of mitochondrially encoded subunits in cytochrome c oxidase of the trypanosomatid Crithidia fasciculata

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 378, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 837-841

  Breek, Cornelis K D ^a   Speijer, Dave ^a   Dekker, Henk ^a   Muijsers, Anton O ^a   Benne, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2D gel analysis; Kinetoplast; Mitochondrion; Respiratory chain; RNA editing; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA;

ARTICLE; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION;

CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0030861414     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bchm.1997.378.8.837     Document Type: Article

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