Pantothenic Acid Biosynthesis in the Parasite Toxoplasma gondii: a Target for Chemotherapy

Toxoplasma gondii is a major food pathogen and neglected parasitic infection that causes eye disease, birth defects, and fetal abortion and plays a role as an opportunistic infection in AIDS. In this study, we investigated pantothenic acid (vitamin B(5)) biosynthesis in T. gondii. Genes encoding the...

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Published in:Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Main Authors: Mageed, Sarmad N., Cunningham, Fraser, Hung, Alvin Wei, Silvestre, Hernani Leonardo, Wen, Shijun, Blundell, Tom L., Abell, Chris, McConkey, Glenn A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Mechanisms of Action: Physiological Effects
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4249369/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25049241
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02640-14
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