Physico-chemical aspects of hemozoin (malaria pigment) structure and formation

被引:88
作者
Egan, TJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cape Town, Dept Chem, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa
关键词
hemozoin; beta-hematin; malaria pigment; malaria;
D O I
10.1016/S0162-0134(02)00372-0
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
Recent literature dealing with the chemical composition, structure and mechanism of formation of hemozoin and its synthetic counterpart, beta-hematin, is reviewed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:19 / 26
页数:8
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