Structural and Functional Characterization of the Enantiomers of the Antischistosomal Drug Oxamniquine.

For over two decades, a racemic mixture of oxamniquine (OXA) was administered to patients infected by Schistosoma mansoni, but whether one or both enantiomers exert antischistosomal activity was unknown. Recently, a ~30 kDa S. mansoni sulfotransferase (SmSULT) was identified as the target of OXA act...

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Main Authors: Alexander B Taylor, Livia Pica-Mattoccia, Chiara M Polcaro, Enrica Donati, Xiaohang Cao, Annalisa Basso, Alessandra Guidi, Anastasia R Rugel, Stephen P Holloway, Timothy J C Anderson, P John Hart, Donato Cioli, Philip T LoVerde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4618941?pdf=render