The metabolism of S-nitrosothiols in the trypanosomatids: The role of ovothiol A and trypanothione

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 371, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-59

  Vogt, Ryan N ^a   Steenkamp, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crithidia; Dinitrosotrypanothione; Nitric oxide; Nitrosothiol reductase; S nitrosoglutathione

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMATIDS;

CATALYSIS; DEHYDROGENATION; FORMALDEHYDE; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

5,5 DIMETHYL 1 PYRROLINE 1 OXIDE; DINITROTRYPANOTHIONE; FORMALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; NITROSOTHIOL REDUCTASE; OVOTHIOL A; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RADICAL; S NITROSOTHIOL; SPERMIDINE; TRYPANOTHIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 5,5-DIMETHYL-1-PYRROLINE-1-OXIDE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; AMINE OXIDE; DINITROSOTRYPANOTHIONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE (GLUTATHIONE); HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONJUGATE; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; KINETICS; METHYLHISTIDINES; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPERMIDINE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0037391229     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20021649     Document Type: Article

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