Computational analysis of binding between malarial dihydrofolate reductases and anti-folates

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Choowongkomon, Kiattawee ^a   Theppabutr, Sasikrit ^b   Songtawee, Napat ^a   Day, Nicholas P J ^b,d   White, Nicholas J ^b,d   Woodrow, Charles J ^b,c   Imwong, Mallika ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGUANIL; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PLASMODIUM OVALE DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PYRIMETHAMINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; LIGAND BINDING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

EID: 77949616435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-65     Document Type: Article

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