Characterisation of sterol biosynthesis and validation of 14α-demethylase as a drug target in Acanthamoeba

Abstract The soil amoebae Acanthamoeba causes Acanthamoeba keratitis, a severe sight-threatening infection of the eye and the almost universally fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. More effective treatments are required. Sterol biosynthesis has been effectively targeted in numerous fungi using...

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Auteurs principaux: Scott Thomson, Christopher A. Rice, Tong Zhang, RuAngelie Edrada-Ebel, Fiona L. Henriquez, Craig W. Roberts
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Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/6aae8a6a857649b49c992ac7999b6f8f
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