Enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism as potential drug targets

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 482-490

  Opperdoes, Fred R ^a   Michels, Paul A M ^a  

^a DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drug targets; Glycolysis; Glycolytic enzymes; Glycosome pentose phosphate pathway; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENOLASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; FUMARATE REDUCTASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROL KINASE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; HEXOKINASE; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE MUTASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT SYSTEM; GLYCOLYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0035339822     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00155-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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