Enzyme Research
Research from University of Dundee yields new findings on enzyme research
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, January 29th, 2008
Data detailed in 'A comparative study of type I and type II tryparedoxin peroxidases in Leishmania major' have been presented. "The genome of Leishmania major, the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis, contains three almost identical genes encoding putative glutathione peroxidases, which differ only at their N-and C-termini. Because the gene homologues are essential in trypanosomes, they may also represent potential drug targets in Leishmania," scientists in Dundee, the United Kingdom report.
"Recombinant protein for the shortest of these showed negligible peroxidase activity with glutathione as the electron donor indicating that it is not a bone fide...
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