Active transport of L-proline in Trypanosoma cruzi

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 441-446

  Silber, Ariel M ^a   Tonelli, Renata R ^a   Martinelli, Marcela ^a   Colli, Walter ^a   Alves, Maria Júlia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Epimastigotes; Parasite differentiation; Proline permease; Proline transporter

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CARBONYL CYANIDE P-TRIFLUOROMETHOXYPHENYLHYDRAZONE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PROLINE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

INSECTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0036867576     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00225.x     Document Type: Article

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