Molecular basis of fosmidomycin's action on the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Molecular basis of fosmidomycin's action on the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The human malaria parasite
Plasmodium falciparum
is responsible for the deaths of more than a million people each year. Fosmidomycin has been proven to be efficient in the treatment of
P. falciparum
malaria by inhibiting 1-deoxy-
D
-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR), an enzyme of the non-mevalonate pathway, which is abse...
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Molecular basis of fosmidomycin's action on the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3216497
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3216497
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/srep00009
