Inhibitors of RNA editing as potential chemotherapeutics against trypanosomatid pathogens

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-46

  Salavati, Reza ^a,b,c   Moshiri, Houtan ^a,b   Kala, Smriti ^b   Shateri Najafabadi, Hamed ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

High throughput screening; RNA editing inhibitor; Trypanosomatids; Virtual screening

Indexed keywords

3 (3,5 DIBROMO 4 HYDROXYBENZYLIDENE) 1,3 DIHYDRO 5 IODO 2 INDOLONE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BLACK 25; MITOXANTRONE; NF 023; NF 203; NSC 100234; NSC 16209; NSC 162535; NSC 1698; NSC 45609; PROTOPORPHYRIN; SPHINGOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG TARGETING; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA EDITING; RNA PROCESSING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 84861474039     PISSN: 22113207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2011.10.003     Document Type: Review

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