A mitosome purification protocol based on percoll density gradients and its use in validating the mitosomal nature of Entamoeba histolytica mitochondrial Hsp70

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 390, Issue , 2007, Pages 167-177

  Tovar, Jorge ^a   Cox, Siân S E ^a   Van Der Giezen, Mark ^a  

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Author keywords

Density gradient; Differential centrifugation; Entamoeba histolytica; Mitochondria; Mitosomes

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PERCOLL; POVIDONE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMISTRY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; ORGANELLES; POVIDONE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 36549013640     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-466-4:167     Document Type: Article

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