Target-similarity search using Plasmodium falciparum proteome identifies approved drugs with anti-malarial activity and their possible targets.

Malaria causes about half a million deaths annually, with Plasmodium falciparum being responsible for 90% of all the cases. Recent reports on artemisinin resistance in Southeast Asia warrant urgent discovery of novel drugs for the treatment of malaria. However, most bioactive compounds fail to progr...

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Main Authors: Reagan M Mogire, Hoseah M Akala, Rosaline W Macharia, Dennis W Juma, Agnes C Cheruiyot, Ben Andagalu, Mathew L Brown, Hany A El-Shemy, Steven G Nyanjom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5663372?pdf=render