Molecular recognition in chemical and biological systems

E Persch, O Dumele, F Diederich - … Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Structure‐based ligand design in medicinal chemistry and crop protection relies on
the identification and quantification of weak noncovalent interactions and understanding the …

Cryptosporidium pathogenicity and virulence

M Bouzid, PR Hunter, RM Chalmers… - Clinical microbiology …, 2013 - journals.asm.org
Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite of medical and veterinary importance that causes
gastroenteritis in a variety of vertebrate hosts. Several studies have reported different …

Identifying purine nucleoside phosphorylase as the target of quinine using cellular thermal shift assay

JM Dziekan, H Yu, D Chen, L Dai, G Wirjanata… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
Mechanisms of action (MoAs) have been elusive for most antimalarial drugs in clinical use.
Decreasing responsiveness to antimalarial treatments stresses the need for a better …

Cysteine proteases in protozoan parasites

JL Siqueira-Neto, A Debnath, LI McCall… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites,
including cell/tissue penetration, hydrolysis of host or parasite proteins, autophagy, and …

Cysteine proteases of parasitic organisms

M Sajid, JH McKerrow - Molecular and biochemical parasitology, 2002 - Elsevier
Cysteine proteases play numerous indispensable roles in the biology of parasitic organisms.
Aside from previously known general catabolic functions and protein processing, cysteine …

Medical need, scientific opportunity and the drive for antimalarial drugs

RG Ridley - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Continued and sustainable improvements in antimalarial medicines through focused
research and development are essential for the world's future ability to treat and control …

From traditional Chinese medicine to rational cancer therapy

T Efferth, PCH Li, VSB Konkimalla, B Kaina - Trends in molecular medicine, 2007 - cell.com
Many natural products and derivatives thereof belong to the standard repertoire of cancer
chemotherapy. Examples are Vinca alkaloids, taxanes and camptothecins. In recent years …