Schistosoma mansoni: Characterization of phosphoinositide response
โ Scribed by Peter M. Wiest; Yining Li; Daniel C. Burnham; G.Richard Olds; Wayne D. Bowen
- Book ID
- 115900365
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 636 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-4894
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Larval acetylcholinesterase (acetylcholine acetylhydrolase) EC 3.1.3.7 of the trematode Schistosoma mansoni was characterized and purified by affinity chromatography. The enzyme was solubilized from sonicated cercarial tissue and showed a K, value of 1.83 mM and a V, , , value of 102 U/mg protein. I
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