L-arginine uptake and L-phosphoarginine synthesis in Trypanosoma cruzi

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 566-570

  Pereira, Claudio A ^a   Alonso, Guillermo D ^a   Paveto, M Cristina ^a   Flawiá, Mirtha M ^a   Torres, Héctor N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; Arginine kinase; Canavanine; Epimastigotes; Homoarginine; Phosphagen

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARGININE; CANAVANINE; CITRULLINE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMOARGININE; MICROBE METABOLISM; ORNITHINE; PHOSPHOARGININE;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033230875     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb05132.x     Document Type: Article

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