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Characterization of the Malaria Pigment (Hemozoin) from the Avian Malaria Parasite Plasmodium lophurae *
Author(s) -
SHERMAN IRWIN W.,
TING IRWIN P.,
RUBLE JUDITH A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1968.tb02103.x
Subject(s) - hemozoin , pigment , hemoglobin , heme , chemistry , malaria , plasmodium (life cycle) , avian malaria , plasmodium falciparum , virology , parasite hosting , biochemistry , biology , gametocyte , immunology , organic chemistry , computer science , world wide web , enzyme
SYNOPSIS.Plasmodium lophurae hemozoin (malaria pigment) is a heme‐containing protein which is distinctly different from hemoglobin and hematin by immunologic, spectrophotometric, fingerprint, heme‐iron, gel filtration, and starch gel electrophoretic analyses. The calculated average molecular weight of P. lophurae hemozoin is ca. 40,000. Hemozoin contains at least 3 antigenic components and shows some indication of cross‐reaction with hemoglobin.