Catalase is the bacteria-derived detoxifying substance against paramecia-killing toxin in wheat grass powder infusion

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-303

  Mizobuchi, Naomi ^a   Yokoigawa, Kumio ^a   Harumoto, Terue ^a   Fujisawa, Hiromi ^a   Takagi, Yoshiomi ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antidote; Cell death; Ciliate; Culture; Detoxification; Hydrogen peroxide; Protozoan

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATALASE; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAMECIUM; PEROXIDASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CILIOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0042477612     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00138.x     Document Type: Article

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