Preliminary evidence on existence of transplasma membrane electron transport in Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites: A key mechanism for maintaining optimal redox balance

Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 299-308

  Bera, Tanmoy ^a   Nandi, Nilay ^b   Sudhahar, D ^a   Akbar, Md Ali ^b   Sen, Abhik ^b   Das, Pradeep ^b,c  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

^c RAJENDRA MEMORIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ALA; Ferricyanide reduction; NADH NADPH; Naphthoquinone coenzyme; NQSA; Transplasma membrane electron transport

Indexed keywords

2 HEPTYL 4 HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMYCIN A1; AZIDE; CAPSAICIN; CARBONYL CYANIDE 4 (TRIFLUOROMETHOXY)PHENYLHYDRAZONE; CYANIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; ROTENONE; THENOYLTRIFLUOROACETONE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COENZYME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GLYCOLYSIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RAT; TROPHOZOITE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; CARBONYL CYANIDE P-TRIFLUOROMETHOXYPHENYLHYDRAZONE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN COMPLEX PROTEINS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FERRICYANIDES; HYDROXYQUINOLINES; INDIGOTINDISULFONATE SODIUM; IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; THENOYLTRIFLUOROACETONE; THIOCTIC ACID; TROPHOZOITES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ARCHEZOA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845669050     PISSN: 0145479X     EISSN: 15736881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10863-006-9047-9     Document Type: Article

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