Comparative folate metabolism in humans and malaria parasites (part II): Activities as yet untargeted or specific to Plasmodium

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 334-339

  Nzila, Alexis ^a,b,c   Ward, Steve A ^c   Marsh, Kevin ^a,d   Sims, Paul F G ^e   Hyde, John E ^e  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROFOLATE SYNTHETASE; DIHYDRONEOPTERIN ALDOLASE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE DEHYDROGENASE; ENZYME; FOLIC ACID; FORMIMINOTETRAHYDROFOLATE CYCLODEAMINASE; FORMYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMATE FORMIMINOTRANSFERASE; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; HYDROXYMETHYLDIHYDROPTERIN PYROPHOSPHOKINASE; METHENYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE SYNTHETASE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; SARCOSINE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG DESIGN; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 20444388984     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.05.008     Document Type: Review

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