This is an antimalarial toxin of the host that is based on an uptake by PSAC mediation (= plasmodial surface anion channel). After uptake, it stops parasite growth by inhibiting protein translation on ribosomes.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Blasticidin S. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_3750-1
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