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Trypanosome vs Trypanothione - What's the difference?

trypanosome | trypanothione |

As nouns the difference between trypanosome and trypanothione

is that trypanosome is (zoology) any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates while trypanothione is (chemistry) an unusual form of glutathione containing two molecules of glutathione joined by a spermidine (polyamine) linker, found in parasitic protozoa such as leishmania and trypanosomes.

trypanosome

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates.

    • Derived terms

    * trypanosomal * trypanosomic * trypanosomiasis

    See also

    * Leishmania

    trypanothione

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia trypanothione)
  • (chemistry) An unusual form of glutathione containing two molecules of glutathione joined by a spermidine (polyamine) linker, found in parasitic protozoa such as leishmania and trypanosomes.