Evidence that intracellular stages of Leishmania major utilize amino sugars as a major carbon source

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Naderer, Thomas ^a   Heng, Joanne ^a   McConville, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; GLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; CARBON; FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE PHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE-6-PHOSPHATE;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE MUTATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOLYSOSOME; PROMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; METABOLISM; PHAGOSOME;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAMMALIA; MUS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AMINO SUGARS; ANIMALS; CARBON; FRUCTOSEPHOSPHATES; GLUCOSAMINE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MACROPHAGES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICE; PHAGOSOMES;

EID: 78651235167     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001245     Document Type: Article

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