DNA of kinetoplasts which are specialized MITOCHONDRIA of trypanosomes and related parasitic protozoa within the order KINETOPLASTIDA. Kinetoplast DNA consists of a complex network of numerous catenated rings of two classes; the first being a large number of small DNA duplex rings, called minicircles, approximately 2000 base pairs in length, and the second being several dozen much larger rings, called maxicircles, approximately 37 kb in length.

Annotation

protozoan DNA; from Kinetoplastida, an order of flagellate protozoa; coord IM with specific protozoon (IM); /drug eff /ultrastruct permitted

DUI

D018105 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027301

Previous indexing

DNA (1969-1973); DNA, Circular (1973-1993); DNA, Protozoan (1991-1993)

History note

94; was KINETOPLAST DNA (NM) 1987-93; KINETOPLAST DNA MAXICIRCLES was NM 1987-93; KINETOPLAST DNA MINICIRCLES was NM 1980-93

Online note

use DNA, KINETOPLAST (NM) to search KINETOPLAST DNA & KINETOPLAST DNA MAXICIRCLES 1987-93 & KINETOPLAST DNA MINICIRCLES 1980-93

Public note

94; KINETOPLAST DNA was indexed under DNA, CIRCULAR 1987-93; KINETOPLAST DNA MAXICIRCLES was indexed under DNA, CIRCULAR 1987-93; KINETOPLAST DNA MINICIRCLES was indexed under DNA, CIRCULAR 1980-93