Evidence for de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis in Toxoplasma gondii

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 677-684

  Azzouz, Nahid ^a   Rauscher, Beatrice ^a,b   Gerold, Peter ^a   Cesbron Delauw, Marie France ^b   Dubremetz, Jean François ^c   Schwarz, Ralph T ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Glycolipids; Glycosphingolipids; Metabolic labelling; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ACYLSPHINGOSINE DEACYLASE; CYCLOSERINE; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; SPHINGOLIPID;

PARASITE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; CERAMIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CYCLOSERINE; GALACTOSE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; SERINE; SPHINGOLIPIDS; TOXOPLASMA; TRITIUM;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0036223798     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(02)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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