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Oxidative phosphorylation coupled to electron transfer in the filarial parasite Setaria digitata.

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The filarial parasite of Bos indicus, Setaria digitata is reported to have many unique characteristics such as cyanide insensitivity and mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide production. The latter is more sensitive to the alternative oxidase inhibitor salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM). Studies on the

Polyamine metabolism in Setaria cervi, the bovine filarial worm.

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Spermine and spermidine were found to be the principal polyamines in the bovine filarial parasite Setaria cervi, whereas putrescine was observed in very low amounts. Studies conducted on the enzymes of polyamine biosynthesis revealed low activity for S-adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase, questionable

Purification and characterization of glutathione reductase (E.C. 1.8.1.7) from bovine filarial worms Setaria cervi.

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Antioxidant enzymes are the parasite's premier resource to defend themselves against reactive oxygen species generated by macrophages, neutrophils and eosinophils of the host. These enzymes may be particularly important for parasites involved in chronic infections, such as parasitic helminths.

Diospyros perigrena bark extract induced apoptosis in filarial parasite Setaria cervi through generation of reactive oxygen species.

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BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis is a major neglected tropical disease. Diospyros perigrena Gurke (Ebenaceae) was selected for antifilarial chemotherapy because of unavailability of proper medicine. In India, different parts of this plant were used for the treatment of diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery,

Biochemical composition and metabolic pathways of filarial worms Setaria cervi: search for new antifilarial agents.

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The main problem regarding the chemotherapy of filariasis is that no safe and effective drug is available yet to combat the adult human filarial worms. Setaria cervi, the causal organism of setariasis and lumbar paralysis in cattle, is routinely employed as a model organism for conducting

Some properties of beta-D-galactosidase from the adult filarial nematode Setaria digitata.

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beta-D-galactosidase (beta-D-galactoside galactohydrolase, E.C. 3.2.1.23) activity was localised in the digestive tract of Setaria digitata. The enzyme extract shows maximum activity in the pH range between 3.5 and 5.0 and at 45 degrees C. The enzyme shows the Km value of 3.636 mM for the substrate

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