Trypanosomatid protozoa: survey of acetylornithinase and ornithine acetyltransferase |
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Authors: | S Galinari E P Camargo |
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Institution: | Departamento de Micro, Imuno e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, C.P. 20342, São Paulo, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Trypanosomatid protozoa (Crithidia deanei, C. deanei aposymbiotic, C. oncopelti, C. fasciculata, C. acanthocephali, Leptomonas seymouri, L. collosoma, L. samueli, Herpetomonas samuelpessoai, H. sp., H. megaseliae, H. muscarum muscarum, Leishmania donovani, L. braziliensis, Trypanosoma cruzi, T. conorhini and T. mega) were examined for the presence of acetylornithinase (EC 3.5.1.16) and ornithine acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.35). As a rule, species of the genus Crithidia presented one of the two enzymes for the conversion of acetylornithine into ornithine. Crithidia fasciculata and C. acanthocephali presented acetylornithinase, while C. deanei and C. oncopelti, species harboring symbionts, presented ornithine acetyltransferase. The enzyme was absent in the aposymbiotic strain of C. deanei, which suggests that the enzyme belongs to the symbiont. Among the other trypanosomatids examined only Herpetomonas samuelpessoai presented acetylomithinase. The participation of acetylornithinase and ornithine acetyltransferase in the metabolism of trypanosomatids is discussed in the light of their nutritional requirements and possession of enzymes of the arginineornithine metabolism. |
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Keywords: | Protozoa parasitic Trypanosomatidae Enzymes Glutamic acid-ornithine pathway Acetylornithine Ornithine metabolism Endosymbiont |
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