Dey R, Datta S C
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Calcutta.
Biochem J. 1994 Jul 15;301 ( Pt 2)(Pt 2):317-9. doi: 10.1042/bj3010317.
In this work we report that superoxide dismutase is entrapped in a microbody-like organelle, the glycosome, present in Leishmania spp. Studies on the sensitivity of the enzyme to various inhibitors indicated that glycosomal superoxide dismutase is predominantly of the Cu/Zu type. Localization of superoxide dismutase in glycosomes points to the major importance of this organelle in the survival of this pathogen, suggesting a new approach towards chemotherapy for leishmaniasis.
在本研究中,我们报告超氧化物歧化酶被困于利什曼原虫属特有的一种类似微体的细胞器即糖体中。对该酶对各种抑制剂敏感性的研究表明,糖体超氧化物歧化酶主要为铜/锌类型。超氧化物歧化酶在糖体中的定位表明该细胞器在这种病原体的存活中至关重要,这为利什曼病的化疗提出了一种新方法。