Glutamate synthase, but not GABA shunt enzymes, contributes to nitrogen metabolism of the sheep abomasal nematode parasites Haemonchus contortus and Teladorsagia circumcincta

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-13

  Umair, S ^a   Bland, R J ^b   Simpson, H V ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ammonia assimilation; Glutamate decarboxylase (E.C. 4.1.1.15); Glutamate synthase (E.C. 1.4.1.14); Haemonchus contortus; Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.2.1.24); Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; AMMONIA; AZASERINE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; NITROGEN; SUCCINATE SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; INTESTINE PARASITE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; STRONGYLOIDEA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMALS; AZASERINE; BRAIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; NITROGEN; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SUCCINATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 78650551463     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.05.023     Document Type: Article

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