1. [Enzyme activity in Leishmania].
- Author
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Savoia D, Biglino S, and Cestaro A
- Subjects
- Animals, Endopeptidases isolation & purification, Endopeptidases metabolism, Esterases isolation & purification, Esterases metabolism, Glycoside Hydrolases isolation & purification, Glycoside Hydrolases metabolism, Leishmania donovani growth & development, Leishmania donovani pathogenicity, Leishmania tropica growth & development, Leishmania tropica pathogenicity, Mice, Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases isolation & purification, Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases metabolism, Protozoan Proteins isolation & purification, Virulence, Leishmania donovani enzymology, Leishmania tropica enzymology, Protozoan Proteins metabolism
- Abstract
Some enzymes produced by the protozoon Leishmania can have an important role in the intraphagocytic survival of the parasites. The production of hydrolytic enzymes by promastigotes belonging to two Leishmania sp. (major and infantum) and maintained in different experimental conditions was evaluated. The proteolytic activity was moderate, while superior was the production of acid phosphatase in L. infantum. An increase of the trypsin-like activity was observed after incubation of protozoa for 24 h at 37 degrees C, while a mouse injection did not changed the enzymatic activity of L. major.
- Published
- 1991