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DNA, Kinetoplast

Known as: DNA, Kinetoplast [Chemical/Ingredient], Kinetoplast DNA, kDNA 
DNA of kinetoplasts which are specialized MITOCHONDRIA of trypanosomes and related parasitic protozoa within the order KINETOPLASTIDA. Kinetoplast… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Adaptations of Trypanosoma brucei to gradual loss of kinetoplast DNA: Trypanosoma equiperdum and Trypanosoma evansi are petite mutants of T. brucei
Trypanosoma brucei is a kinetoplastid flagellate, the agent of human sleeping sickness and ruminant nagana in Africa… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in Bikaner, India: parasite identification and characterization using molecular and immunologic tools.
Identification of new foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), along with reports of Leishmania donovani causing the disease, is an… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Evolution and pathology in chagas disease--a review.
Trypanosoma cruzi acute infections often go unperceived, but one third of chronically infected individuals die of Chagas disease… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Wild and synanthropic hosts of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in the endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis locality of Amaraji, Pernambuco State, Brazil.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Luteolin, an Abundant Dietary Component is a Potent Anti-leishmanial Agent that Acts by Inducing Topoisomerase II-mediated Kinetoplast DNA Cleavage Leading to Apoptosis
BackgroundPlant-derived flavonoids, which occur abundantly in our daily dietary intake, possess antitumor, antibacterial, and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Detection and Identification of Leishmania DNA within Naturally Infected Sand Flies by Seminested PCR on Minicircle Kinetoplastic DNA
ABSTRACT A seminested PCR assay was developed in order to amplify the kinetoplast minicircle of Leishmania species from… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The topology of the kinetoplast DNA network
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Rapid and sensitive detection of Leishmania kinetoplast DNA from spleen and blood samples of kala-azar patients
SUMMARY Following sequence analysis of a Leishmania donovani kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) minicircle, we have developed synthetic… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Amplification of kinetoplast DNA as a tool in the detection and diagnosis of Leishmania.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Rapid identification of Leishmania species by specific hybridization of kinetoplast DNA in cutaneous lesions.
Kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) was isolated from various species of the protozoic parasite Leishmania and analyzed by nucleic acid… 
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