Glycerol: An unexpected major metabolite of energy metabolism by the human malaria parasite

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lian, Lu Yun ^a   Al Helal, Mohammed ^b   Roslaini, Abd Majid ^b   Fisher, Nicholas ^b   Bray, Patrick G ^b   Ward, Stephen A ^b   Biagini, Giancarlo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DISEASE COURSE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTE; GLYCOLYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; METABOLITE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOON; YEAST; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALANINE; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; NAD; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYRUVIC ACID; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 63149174170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-38     Document Type: Article

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