Purification and properties of an acid phosphatase from Entamoeba histolytica HM-1:IMSS

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 585-591

  Aguirre Garcia M M ^a   Cerbon J ^a   Talamas Rohana P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Entamoeba histolytica; Parasitic protozoan; Pathogenicity; Purification; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; DETERGENT; EDETIC ACID; FLUORIDE SODIUM; MEMBRANE ENZYME; OKADAIC ACID; TARTARIC ACID; VANADATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ISOELECTRIC POINT; KINETICS; NITROPHENOLS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034656298     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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