Abstract
Parasitic infections such as malaria and giardiasis cause some of the most prevalent diseases of man and produce extensive morbidity and mortality around the world1. For example, over 600 million people are chronically infected with Plasmodium falciparum and at least 1.5 million malaria-related deaths occur each year2, 3. Moreover, it has been estimated that death and illness due to malaria cost third world countries over $2 trillion annually4. Despite intensive research efforts, the development of new and effective antimalarial drugs has been difficult because of the close metabolic relationship between protozoa and human cells.
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- Plasmodium Falciparum
- Enterobacter Aerogenes
- Murine Bone Marrow
- Intensive Research Effort
- Promyelocytic Leukemia Cell Line
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Fitchen, J.H., Riscoe, M.K., Ferro, A.J. (1988). Exploitation of Methylthioribose Kinase in the Development of Antiprotozoal Drugs. In: Zappia, V., Pegg, A.E. (eds) Progress in Polyamine Research. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 250. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5637-0_18
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