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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Handa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3668541 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
FEBS open bio 20130128
Humanity is burdened by malaria as millions are infected with this disease. Although advancements have been made in the treatment of malaria, optimism regarding our fight against malaria must be tempered against the problem of drug resistance in the Plasmodium parasites causing malaria. New targets are required to overcome the resistance problem. The enzymes of the mevalonate-independent pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis are targets for the development of novel antimalarial drugs. One enzyme in ...[more]