Abstract
Plasmodium knowlesi infection in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) caused a decrease in the level of erythrocyte NAD-dependent met-hemoglobin reductase, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of met-hemoglobin to hemoglobin. The level of met-hemoglobin was thus increased whereas hemoglobin content was decreased as a result of malaria infection in the blood of monkeys. The activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, the enzyme mainly responsible for generation of NADPH, and the level of reduced glutathione were increased in P. knowlesi infected monkey erythrocytes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 55-59 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Clinical Chemistry and Enzymology Communications |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Biochemistry