Glutamate Dehydrogenase, Alanine- and Aspartate Aminotransferase of E. Tenella (Apicomplexa, Coccidia) Oocysts and Effect of Amino Acids’ Alkyl Derivatives on their Activities

Abstract

It was found that E. tenella oocysts possessed glutamate dehydrogenase and also aspartate- and alanine aminotransferrase
activities. N-amido propylglycine inhibited the enzymes’ activities in the parasite’s oocytes. The authors of the presented paper
believe that the enzymes mentioned above are of significant importance for metabolic processes in coccidia and can be target for
anticoccidial chemotherapeutical preparations.