Heme-artemisinin adducts are crucial mediators of the ability of artemisinin to inhibit heme polymerization

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 321-332

  Kannan, R ^a   Sahal, Dinkar ^a   Chauhan, V S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE; HEME; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEINS; HISTIDINE-RICH PROTEINS; POLYMER; PROTEIN; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHLOROQUINE; HEME; PLASMODIUM YOELII; POLYMERS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0036009325     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(02)00117-5     Document Type: Article

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