title: Glucose transport in Leishmania donovani promastigotes.
abstract: Mid-log phase Leishmania donovani promastigotes accumulated 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DOG) via a carrier mediated transport system, maintaining an apparent Km of 24.4 microM and a Vmax of 3.12 nmol mg-1 protein min-1. D-Glucose but not L-glucose competitively inhibited the 2-DOG transport with an apparent Ki of 18.7 microM. Transport of 2-DOG was inhibited by 2,4-dinitrophenol and NaN3. The parasites maintained a 2-DOG gradient of at least 79 fold across the surface membrane, demonstrating the active nature of the transport system.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001386:Azides / Q000494:pharmacology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D004140:Dinitrophenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D007891:Leishmania / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D004140:Dinitrophenols; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D005947:Glucose