Polyamine biosynthesis in Phytomonas: Biochemical characterisation of a very unstable ornithine decarboxylase

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1389-1394

  Marcora, M Silvina ^a   Cejas, Silvina ^a   González, Nélida S ^a   Carrillo, Carolina ^a,b   Algranati, Israel D ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Metabolic turnover; MG 132; Ornithine decarboxylase; Phytomonas Jma; Proteasome

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ARGININE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLLEUCYLLEUCYLLEUCINAL; EFLORNITHINE; ORNITHINE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYAMINE; PROTEASOME; PUTRESCINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH REGULATOR; INHIBITION; METABOLISM; PARASITE; PLANT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME STABILITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOMONAS; PHYTOMONAS JMA; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ENZYME STABILITY; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYAMINES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

PHYTOMONAS;

EID: 84755161369     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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