title: Five trypanosomatid species of insects distinguished by isoenzymes.
abstract: Blastocrithidia culicis, Crithidia deanei, Crithidia fasciculata, Herpetomonas samuelpessoai, Leptomonas seymouri and Leishmania tarentolae grown in cultures were compared by electrophoretic mobility for isoenzymes in 6 enzymes. All species were found distinct in these characteristics. Endosymbiotic C. deanei, which was identical to the aposymbiotic C. deanei in 5 enzymes, had an extra band in aspartate aminotransferase. No differences in isoenzymes were found between members of one species maintained in 2 different culture media.
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000032:analysis; D003421:Crithidia / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D004592:Electrophoresis, Starch Gel; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D005956:Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / Q000032:analysis; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D007313:Insecta / Q000469:parasitology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D010733:Phosphoglucomutase / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D005956:Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase; D010733:Phosphoglucomutase