Heme metabolism in promastigotes of Leishmania donovani

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 65-68

  Srivastava, Pratima ^a   Sharma, Guru Dutt ^a   Kamboj, Kamal K ^a   Rastogi, Anil K ^a   Pandey, Vikas C ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Leishmania donovani; Promastigote

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; BILIRUBIN; BILIVERDIN; CDRI 93202; FERROCHELATASE; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE; HEMIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PENTAMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PROMASTIGOTE;

5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHETASE; ANIMALS; FERROCHELATASE; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0030998794     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006830113376     Document Type: Article

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