The role of aminopeptidases in haemoglobin degradation in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-48

  Gavigan, Clare S ^a   Dalton, John P ^b   Bell, Angus ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Haemoglobin degradation; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINOPEPTIDASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN; NITROBESTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ERYTHROCYTE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TROPHOZOITE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM PARASITES;

EID: 0034844897     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00327-9     Document Type: Article

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