Leishmania donovani encodes a functional enzyme involved in vitamin c biosynthesis: Arabino-1,4-lactone oxidase

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-85

  Biyani, Neha ^a   Madhubala, Rentala ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arabino 1,4 lactone oxidase; Ascorbic acid; Leishmania donovani; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARABINO 1,4 LACTONE OXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CYSTEINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOSOME; HOST; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAMMAL; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; VITAMIN METABOLISM; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; L-GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80054700708     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: 18729428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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