Antimalarial drugs influence the pH dependent solubility of heme via apparent nucleation phenomena

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-17

  Ursos, Lyann M B ^a   DuBay, Kateri F ^a   Roepe, Paul D ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Chloroquine; Light scattering; Quinine

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; HEMATIN; HEME; QUINIDINE; QUININE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PH; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMALARIALS; FLUOROMETRY; HEMIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY; VACUOLES;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0035862696     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00342-X     Document Type: Article

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