Pentose phosphate metabolism in Leishmania mexicana

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-125

  Maugeri, Dante Abel ^a   Cazzulo, Juan Jose ^a   Burchmore, Richard J S ^b   Barrett, Michael P ^b   Ogbunude, Patrick O J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Leishmania mexicana; Pentose phosphate pathway; Ribokinase; Ribose transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; METHYLENE BLUE; NUCLEIC ACID; NUCLEOTIDE; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; RIBOKINASE; RIBOSE; RIBOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EVOLUTION; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; STIMULATION;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA;

EID: 0142075373     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(03)00173-7     Document Type: Article

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