The Achilles' heel of trypanosomatids: Trypanothione-mediated hydroperoxide metabolism

BioFactors

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 87-91

  Flohé, Leopold ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROPEROXIDE; TRYPANOTHIONE;

ACHILLES TENDON; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; CATALYSIS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICAL DISEASE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE;

EID: 0031875873     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520080115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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