Purification and biochemical characterization of a soluble α-glucosidase from the parasite Entamoeba histolytica

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-178

  Bravo Torres, José C ^a   Calvo Méndez, Carlos ^a,b   Flores Carreón, Arturo ^a,b   López Romero, Everardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

1,6 glucosidase; Entamoeba histolytica; Glycoprotein processing glycosidases

Indexed keywords

1 DEOXYNOJIRIMYCIN; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; CASTANOSPERMINE; CELLOBIOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; HYMECROMONE GLUCURONIDE; ISOMALTOSE; MALTOSE; TREHALOSE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GEL FILTRATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; DISACCHARIDES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCANS; GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0242610362     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026033409326     Document Type: Article

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