Antimalarial activity of primaquine operates via a two-step biochemical relay

Antimalarial activity of primaquine operates via a two-step biochemical relay

Primaquine (PQ) is a widely used anti-malaria drug, but its mechanism of action is unclear. Here, Camarda et al. show that PQ’s activity against liver and sexual Plasmodium stages depends on generation of hydroxylated-PQ metabolites (OH-PQm), which, undergoing further reactions, results in productio...

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Main Authors: Grazia Camarda, Piyaporn Jirawatcharadech, Richard S. Priestley, Ahmed Saif, Sandra March, Michael H. L. Wong, Suet Leung, Alex B. Miller, David A. Baker, Pietro Alano, Mark J. I. Paine, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Paul M. O’Neill, Stephen A. Ward, Giancarlo A. Biagini
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Q
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/53df786506df4fffaf54431621d57eba
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