Purification and characterization of encystment-induced glucosamine 6-phosphate isomerase in Giardia

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-153

  Steimle, Paul A ^a,c   Lindmark, Donald G ^a   Jarroll, Edward L ^a,b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anaerobic protist; encystment; giardia; glucosamine 6 phosphate isomerase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CYST; DOG; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GIARDIA; KIDNEY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALDOSE-KETOSE ISOMERASES; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; GIARDIA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031054706     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02790-9     Document Type: Article

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