Catalytic Differences between Flavohemoglobins of <i>Giardia intestinalis</i> and <i>E. coli</i>

The sole known heme enzyme of the parasitic protist <i>Giardia intestinalis</i> is a flavohemoglobin (gFlHb) that acts as a nitric oxide dioxygenase (NOD) and protects the organism from the free radical nitric oxide. To learn more about the properties of this enzyme, we measured its nitr...

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Main Authors: Sarah Hill, Isabelle Decorso, Novin Nezamololama, Zahra Babaei, Steven Patrick Rafferty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/6/480