Isolation of a pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase from Hexamita inflata

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 377-380

  Phillips, Nelson F B ^a   Li, Zujin ^a   Lindmark, Donald G ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hexamita inflata; Phosphofructokinase; Pyrophosphate

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; PYROPHOSPHATE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME KINETICS; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SHORT SURVEY;

GIARDIA; HEXAMITA INFLATA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031452955     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00169-2     Document Type: Article

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