Characterisation of exogenous folate transport in Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-51

  Wang, Ping ^a   Wang, Qi ^a   Sims, Paul F G ^a   Hyde, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Folate metabolism; Folate salvage; Malaria parasites; Metabolic inhibitors; Proton symport; Transporters

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; CONCANAMYCIN A; DIVALENT CATION; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; FRUCTOSE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; METHOTREXATE; MONOVALENT CATION; NIGERICIN; PROBENECID; PROTON; PYRIMETHAMINE; SUGAR; SULFADOXINE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY; ERYTHROCYTE; FOLATE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL CYCLE; COENZYMES; DINITROPHENOLS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ERYTHROCYTES; FOLIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MACROLIDES; METALS; NIGERICIN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROBENECID; TEMPERATURE; UNCOUPLING AGENTS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 34249934338     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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