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Specificity of carbohydrate transport in Trypanosoma equiperdum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

M. D. Ruff
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001
C. P. Read
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001

Extract

Trypanosoma equiperdum was found to take up glucose, mannose, fructose and glycerol but not galactose. Data with inhibitors suggested that the absorption of these compounds occurred by mediated processes. The inhibitory activity of various compounds indicated that three separate sites were involved in transport, two for glycerol and one for the hexoses.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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