Exploring the folate pathway in Plasmodium falciparum

Acta Tropica

Volumn 94, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 191-206

  Hyde, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antifolate drugs; Drug resistance; Folate metabolism; Folate salvage; Gene disruption; Metabolic labelling

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; FOLIC ACID;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; MALARIA; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 19344363773     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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