Trypanosoma cruzi strains, Tulahuen 2 and Y, besides the difference in resistance to oxidative stress, display differential glucose-6-phosphate and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenases activities

Acta Tropica

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-60

  Mielniczki Pereira, A A ^a   Chiavegatto, C M ^a   Lopez J A ^b   Colli, W ^b   Alves, M J M ^b   Gadelha, F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

6 Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Oxidative stress; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXIDASE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; TRYPAREDOXIN PEROXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHAGAS DISEASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASES; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33846690105     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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