Binding of dihydroartemisinin to hemoglobin H: Role in drug accumulation and host-induced antimalarial ineffectiveness α-thalassemic erythrocytes

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 492-496

  Vattanaviboon, Phantip ^a   Wilairat, Prapon ^a   Yuthavong, Yongyuth ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOSOL; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031968203     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.53.3.492     Document Type: Article

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