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| MAYA,JUAN DIEGO; RODRÍGUEZ,ANDRÉS; PINO,LAURA; PABÓN,ADRIANA; FERREIRA,JORGE; PAVANI,MARIO; REPETTO,YOLANDA; MORELLO,ANTONIO. |
| Proteins rich in sulfhydryl groups, such as metallothionein, are present in several strains of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease. Metallothionein-like protein concentrations ranged from 5.1 to 13.2 pmol/mg protein depending on the parasite strain and growth phase. Nifurtimox and benznidazole, used in the treatment of Chagas' disease, decreased metallothionein activity by approximately 70%. T. cruzi metallothionein was induced by ZnCl2. Metallothionein from T. cruzi was partially purified and its monobromobimane derivative showed a molecular weight of approximately 10,000 Da by SDS-PAGE analysis. The concentration of trypanothione, the major glutathione conjugate in T. cruzi, ranged from 3.8 to 10.8 nmol/mg protein,... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Trypanosoma cruzi; Metallothionein; Glutathione; Trypanothione; Benznidazole; Nifurtimox; Buthionine sulfoximine. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602004000100007 |
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