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Nifurtimox Activation by Trypanosomal Type I Nitroreductases Generates Cytotoxic Nitrile Metabolites

The prodrug nifurtimox has been used for more than 40 years to treat Chagas disease and forms part of a recently approved combinational therapy that targets West African trypanosomiasis. Despite this, its mode of action is poorly understood. Detection of reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates in...

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Main Authors: Hall, Belinda S., Bot, Christopher, Wilkinson, Shane R.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2011
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075655/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21345801
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.230847
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