Investigations of Antimalarial Inhibition of Hemozoin Formation in Plasmodium falciparum

Malaria is an entirely preventable and treatable disease, yet it is endemic in nearly half of the countries around the world. One of the most important drug targets for this disease is the hemozoin formation pathway, a heme detoxification process found in the malaria parasite. In the search for nove...

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Main Author: Fong, Kim Yuen
Other Authors: John A. McLean
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2016
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07142016-134555/