Mechanism-based inhibitors: Development of a high throughput coupled enzyme assay to screen for novel antimalarials

Journal of Biomolecular Screening

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Hariharan, Jayashree ^a   Rane, Rajendra ^a   Ayyanathan, Kasirajan ^b   Philomena, ^a   Kumar, Vidya Prasanna ^a   Prahlad, Dwarkanath ^a   Datta, Santanu ^a,c  

^a Astra Biocheraicals India   (India)

^b WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Astro Biochemicals India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; INOSINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032860872     PISSN: 10870571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108705719900400406     Document Type: Article

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