ACETATE OXIDATION BY BLOOD-STREAM FORMS OF TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI

被引:8
作者
DOCAMPO, R
CRUZ, FS
LEON, W
SCHMUNIS, GA
机构
[1] UNIV FED RIO DE JANEIRO, INST MICROBIOL, RIO DE JANEIRO 20000, BRAZIL
[2] UNIV BUENOS AIRES, FAC MED, INST QUIM BIOL, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
来源
JOURNAL OF PROTOZOOLOGY | 1979年 / 26卷 / 02期
关键词
Index Key Words: Trypanosoma cruzi bloodstream forms; acetate oxidation; tricarboxylic acid cycle; antimycin inhibition; immune sera;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb02785.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma cruzi had a substantial increase in respiration in the presence of acetate. Oxidation of acetate took place via the tricarboxylic acid cycle and involved an antimycin A‐sensitive respiratory pathway. Oxygen uptake in the presence of acetate was as sensitive to antimycin A inhibition as was CO2 production. There was a 6–7% residual O2 uptake which was not inhibited by high antimycin concentrations. Human anti‐T. cruzi sera had no effect on oxygen uptake. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:301 / 303
页数:3
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