Biochemical characterisation of human isolates of Blastocystis hominis

J Med Microbiol. 1995 Apr;42(4):304-7. doi: 10.1099/00222615-42-4-304.

Abstract

SDS-PAGE and iso-enzyme analysis of 11 human isolates of Blastocystis hominis revealed at least two variants with different polypeptide patterns and two zymodemes, respectively. This is the first iso-enzyme and the second protein analysis to indicate strain differences in B. hominis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blastocystis Infections / parasitology*
  • Blastocystis hominis / chemistry*
  • Blastocystis hominis / enzymology
  • Blastocystis hominis / pathogenicity
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology*
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / analysis
  • Hexokinase / analysis
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes / analysis*
  • Malate Dehydrogenase / analysis
  • Phosphoglucomutase / analysis
  • Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / analysis
  • Protozoan Proteins / analysis*

Substances

  • Isoenzymes
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • Malate Dehydrogenase
  • malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating)
  • Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
  • Hexokinase
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase
  • Phosphoglucomutase