Leishmania infantum promastigotes have a poor capacity for anaerobic functioning and depend mainly on respiration for their energy generation

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-360

  Van Hellemond, J J ^a   Van Der Meer, P ^b   Tielens, A G M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy metabolism fermentation; Fumarate reductase; Respiratory chain; Rhodoquinone; Succinate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

FUMARATE REDUCTASE; RHODOQUINONE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 0030902717     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008591     Document Type: Article

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