Characterisation of benzimidazole binding with recombinant tubulin from Giardia duodenalis, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, and Cryptosporidium parvum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-96

  MacDonald, Louisa M ^b   Armson, Anthony ^a   Andrew Thompson, R C ^a   Reynoldson, James A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzimidazoles; Cryptosporidium parvum; Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Equilibrium association constant; Giardia duodenalis; Microtubules; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE; ALPHA TUBULIN; BENZIMIDAZOLE; BETA TUBULIN; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FENBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; OXIBENDAZOLE; PARBENDAZOLE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT TUBULIN; TIABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; KINETICS; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BINDING SITES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENCEPHALITOZOON; GIARDIA; KINETICS; MICROTUBULES; PROTOZOA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TUBULIN;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 6944245215     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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