Catabolism of proline by procyclic culture forms of Trypanosoma congolense

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-65

  Obungu, Victor H ^a,c   Kiaira, Job K ^b   Njogu, R Muturi ^b   Olembo, Norah K ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibitors; Nagana; Nannomonas; Procyclics; Proline catabolism; Respiratory chain; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALANINE DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIMYCIN A1; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; CYANIDE; DIGITONIN; FUMARATE REDUCTASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); MALONIC ACID; PROLINE; PROLINE DEHYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; ROTENONE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 0033010314     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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