Haemoproteus and Schistosoma synthesize heme polymers similar to Plasmodium hemozoin and β-hematin

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Chen, Mary M ^a   Shi, Lirong ^a   Sullivan Jr , David J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemoproteus columbae; Heme polymer; Hemozoin; Plasmodium falciparum; Quinoline; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BETA HEMATIN; CHLOROQUINE; HEMATIN; HEME OXYGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPROTEIN; HEMOZOIN; QUINOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TEMPLATE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HAEMOPROTEUS COLUMBAE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; APICOMPLEXA; BIOPOLYMERS; CHLOROQUINE; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; HEME; HEMEPROTEINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUINOLINES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

COLUMBAE; HAEMOPROTEUS; HAEMOPROTEUS COLUMBAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0035089693     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00365-0     Document Type: Article

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