Polyamine and thiol metabolism in Trypanosoma granulosum: Similarities with Trypanosoma cruzi

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1177-1182

  Mastri, Calli ^a   Thorborn, Daren E ^a   Davies, Angela J ^a   Ariyanayagam, Mark R ^b   Hunter, Karl J ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DL difluoromethylornithine; Evolution; Glutathione; Homotrypanothione; Polyamines; Trypanosoma granulosum; Trypanothione

Indexed keywords

CADAVERINE; EFLORNITHINE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOTRYPANOTHIONE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; OVOTHIOL A; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRYPANOTHIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA GRANULOSUM;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA GRANULOSUM;

EID: 0034806940     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4704     Document Type: Article

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