Interactions of antiparasitic sterols with sterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51) of human pathogens

Sterol 14α-demethylase is a validated and an attractive drug target in human protozoan parasites. Pharmacological inactivation of this important enzyme has proven very effective against fungal infections, and it is a target that is being exploited for new antitrypanosomal and antileishmanial chemoth...

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Main Authors: Warfield, Jasmine, Setzer, William N, Ogungbe, Ifedayo Victor
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410773/