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An Essential Type I Nitroreductase from Leishmania major Can Be Used to Activate Leishmanicidal Prodrugs

Nitroaromatic prodrugs are used to treat a range of microbial infections with selectivity achieved by specific activation reactions. For trypanosomatid parasites, this is mediated by type I nitroreductases. Here, we demonstrate that the causative agent of leishmaniasis, Leishmania major, expresses a...

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Main Authors: Voak, Andrew A., Gobalakrishnapillai, Vithurshaa, Seifert, Karin, Balczo, Edina, Hu, Longqin, Hall, Belinda S., Wilkinson, Shane R.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789948/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23946481
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.494781
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