Biochemical characterization of amitochondrial-like organelle from Blastocystis sp. subtype 7

Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2757-2766

  Lantsman, Yelene ^a,c   Tan, Kevin S W ^b   Morada, Mary ^a   Yarlett, Nigel ^a  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Moscow University of Humanities   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE SUCCINYL COENZYME A TRANSFERASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COENZYME A; COENZYME A TRANSFERASE; FERREDOXIN; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVATE NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; SUCCINYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACETATE SUCCINATE COA TRANSFERASE; ACETATE-SUCCINATE COA-TRANSFERASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP+);

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MITOCHONDIAL LIKE ORGANELLE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINACH; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; EUGLENA GRACILIS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; COENZYME A-TRANSFERASES; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; KETONE OXIDOREDUCTASES; MITOCHONDRIA; NAD; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SUCCINATE-COA LIGASES;

EID: 53449090144     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2008/017897-0     Document Type: Article

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