Inhibition of glutathione-S-transferase from Plasmodium yoelii by protoporphyrin IX, cibacron blue and menadione: Implications and therapeutic benefits

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 805-807

  Ahmad, Rumana ^a   Srivastava, Arvind K ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIBACRON BLUE F3GA; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MENADIONE; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HOST; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; KINETICS; MICE; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTOPORPHYRINS; TRIAZINES; VITAMIN K 3;

PLASMODIUM YOELII;

EID: 39749171782     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0836-9     Document Type: Article

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