The level of ascorbate peroxidase is enhanced in benznidazole-resistant populations of Trypanosoma cruzi and its expression is modulated by stress generated by hydrogen peroxide

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 494-502

  Nogueira, Fernanda Barbosa ^a   Rodrigues, Joyce Fernanda A ^a   Correa, Marcos Messias S ^a   Ruiz, Jerônimo Conceição ^a   Romanha, Alvaro José ^a   Murta, Silvane Maria Fonseca ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascorbate peroxidase; Drug resistance; Hydrogen peroxide; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; BENZNIDAZOLE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROIMIDAZOLES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84862297408     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000400009     Document Type: Article

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