Alpha and beta subunits of pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 from the microsporidian Nosema locustae: Mitochondrion-derived carbon metabolism in microsporidia

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 201-209

  Fast, Naomi M ^a   Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolution; Metabolism; Microsporidia; Mitochondria; Pyruvate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROSPORIDA; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NOSEMA LOCUSTAE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARBON; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; GRASSHOPPERS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOSEMA; PHYLOGENY; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE (LIPOAMIDE); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; ANTONOSPORA LOCUSTAE; ARCHEZOA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA;

EID: 0034799296     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00356-5     Document Type: Article

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