Abstract:
:Four distinct bands of cysteine proteinase activity were detected when stationary-phase populations of Leishmania mexicana mexicana were subjected to gelatin-SDS-PAGE. The highest mobility band contained at least three isoforms separable by mono Q anion exchange chromatography. These high mobility activities were distinct from all the major amastigote enzymes. Stationary-phase promastigote populations also contained two acid-activable precursor forms of the promastigote-specific band. It is suggested that these promastigote-specific activities occur in the infective metacyclic stage of the parasite and may have a role in parasite survival upon inoculation into a mammal.
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FEMS Microbiol Lettjournal_title
FEMS microbiology lettersauthors
Robertson CD,Coombs GHdoi
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05301.xkeywords:
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1992-07-01 00:00:00pages
127-32issue
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0378-1097issn
1574-6968journal_volume
73pub_type
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