FLAVIN PROTEIN OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, METHOD OF SCREENING VERMICIDE WITH THE USE OF THE SAME AND DIAGNOSTIC

摘要

It is intended to provide a method of diagnosing infection with Chagas disease by screening a vermicide for Trypanosoma cruzi which is the pathogen of Chagas disease. Using a flavin protein TcOYE specific to Trypanosoma cruzi, a vermicide efficacious against Trypanosoma cruzi is screened. Using the gene sequence of TcOYE and an antibody therefor, infection with Trypanosoma cruzi is diagnosed.