L-purine nucleosides as selective antimalarials

被引:11
作者
Gero, AM [1 ]
Perrone, G
Brown, DM
Hall, ST
Chu, CK
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Sch Biochem & Mol Genet, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
[2] Univ Georgia, Coll Pharm, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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NUCLEOSIDES & NUCLEOTIDES | 1999年 / 18卷 / 4-5期
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D O I
10.1080/15257779908041593
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
L-nucleosides selectively enter malaria infected erythrocytes and have the unique ability to be metabolised by the malarial adenosine deaminase. This has allowed us to design novel L-nucleosides as potential anti-malarials.
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