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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Interference with Redox-Active Enzymes as a Basis for the Design of Antimalarial Drugs

Author(s): S. Rahlfs and K. Becker

Volume 6, Issue 2, 2006

Page: [163 - 176] Pages: 14

DOI: 10.2174/138955706775475911

Price: $65

Abstract

Antimalarial drugs are urgently and continuously required. Parasite enzymes involved in antioxidant defence represent interesting target molecules for rational drug development. Here we summarize the currently available data on structural, biochemical, and functional properties of these proteins in an attempt to evaluate and compare their potential as drug targets.

Keywords: Plasmodium, drug development, redox metabolism, thioredoxin, glutathione, structure, target validation, malaria


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