Flavohemoglobin and nitric oxide detoxification in the human protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 399, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 654-658

  Mastronicola, Daniela ^a   Testa, Fabrizio ^a   Forte, Elena ^a   Bordi, Eugenio ^b   Pucillo, Leopoldo Paolo ^b   Sarti, Paolo ^a   Giuffrè, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic protozoa; Flavin; Hemeprotein; Nitrosative stress; NO amperometry

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; 2,2'-(HYDROXYNITROSOHYDRAZONO)BIS-ETHANAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; STARVATION; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

AEROBIOSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; NAD; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

FUNGI; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77956262736     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.07.137     Document Type: Article

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