Rotenone at high concentrations inhibits NADH-fumarate reductase and the mitochondrial respiratory chain of Trypanosoma brucei and T. cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Hernandez, F Rafael ^a   Turrens, Julio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial respiratory chain; Rotenone; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

FUMARATE REDUCTASE; ROTENONE;

ANIMAL CELL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIMASTIGOTE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032523880     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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