Detection, purification and characterisation of a secretory alkaline phosphatase from Onchocerca species

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-143

  Cho Ngwa, Fidelis ^a   Mbua, Eric Ngalle ^a   Nchamukong, Kingsley G ^a   Titanji, Vincent P K ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Macrofilaricide target; Onchocerca; Secretory alkaline phosphatase

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENYLPHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; DITHIOTHREITOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MACROGOL; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIMERIZATION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STABILITY; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA CAETUNIENS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; COENZYMES; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMERIZATION; DITHIOTHREITOL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME STABILITY; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROPHENOLS; ONCHOCERCA; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

BOVINAE; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA OCHENGI; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 35348967811     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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