Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase Val-16 and Thr-108 mutation associated with in vivo resistance to antifolate drug: A case study

Indian Journal of Malariology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 76-83

  Biswas, Sukla ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Dihydrofolate reductase; Drug resistance; Malaria; P. falciparum; Point mutation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CYCLOGUANIL; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; THREONINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFALENE; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0035744064     PISSN: 03678326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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