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Aquaporin Water and Solute Channels from Malaria Parasites and Other Pathogenic Protozoa
Author(s) -
Beitz Eric
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
chemmedchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.817
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1860-7187
pISSN - 1860-7179
DOI - 10.1002/cmdc.200500105
Subject(s) - protozoa , aquaporin , malaria , parasite hosting , biology , plasmodium (life cycle) , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , world wide web , computer science
The treatment of malaria and other such diseases, which are caused by protozoa, is faced with problems from the rapid spread of resistant parasites. Aquaporins, cellular water and solute channels of the parasite–host interface, are potential novel drug targets. Research on protozoan aquaporin physiology and protein structure and function is currently taking up speed.