Dihydrofolate reductase, thymidylate synthase, and serine hydroxy methyltransferase: successful targets against some infectious diseases

H Shamshad, R Bakri, AZ Mirza - Molecular Biology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Parasitic diseases have a serious impact on the world in terms of health and economics and
are responsible for worldwide mortality and morbidity. The present review features the …

A comprehensive review on synthetic approach for antimalarial agents

A Kumar, D Paliwal, D Saini, A Thakur… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Malaria has emerged as a major health problem worldwide after the appearance of resistant
strains of Plasmodium falciparum to the most of antimalarial drugs. The development of …

Novel 4-aminoquinoline-pyrimidine based hybrids with improved in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity

S Manohar, UC Rajesh, SI Khan… - ACS medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A class of hybrid molecules consisting of 4-aminoquinoline and pyrimidine were synthesized
and tested for antimalarial activity against both chloroquine (CQ)-sensitive (D6) and …

Addition of thiols to o-quinone methide: new 2-hydroxy-3-phenylsulfanylmethyl [1, 4] naphthoquinones and their activity against the human malaria parasite …

A Sharma, IO Santos, P Gaur, VF Ferreira… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
A series of 36 new phenylsulfanylmethyl [1, 4] naphthoquinones (7–42) were synthesized by
a three-component reaction that involves lawsone, the appropriate aldehyde and thiols with …

Sulfonamide based pyrimidine derivatives combating Plasmodium parasite by inhibiting falcipains-2 and falcipains-3 as antimalarial agents

A Rahman, S Anjum, JD Bhatt, BC Dixit, A Singh… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this report, we present the design and synthesis of a novel series of pyrimidine-tethered
spirochromane-based sulfonamide derivatives aimed at combating drug resistance in …

[HTML][HTML] Malária: aspectos históricos e quimioterapia

TCC França, MG Santos, JD Figueroa-Villar - Química Nova, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
Malaria is still a very serious worldwide public health problem affecting between 300 and
500 million people and causing from 1.0 to 2.5 million deaths annually. The major problems …

Genetic Transformation of Artemisia carvifolia Buch with rol Genes Enhances Artemisinin Accumulation

E Dilshad, RM Cusido, KR Estrada, M Bonfill, B Mirza - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The potent antimalarial drug artemisinin has a high cost, since its only viable source to date
is Artemisia annua (0.01–0.8% DW). There is therefore an urgent need to design new …

Computer-aided molecular design of 1H-imidazole-2,4-diamine derivatives as potential inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum DHFR enzyme

L Adane, PV Bharatam - Journal of molecular modeling, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Design and discovery of new potential inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum
dihydrofolate reductase (PfDHFR), equally active against both the wild-type and mutant …

[HTML][HTML] New approaches to the development of anti-protozoan drug candidates: a review of patents

EFF da Cunha, TC Ramalho, DT Mancini… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people
worldwide, but have been largely neglected for drug development because they affect poor …

Antimalarial chemotherapy, mechanisms of action and resistance to major antimalarial drugs in clinical use: A Review

AM Daskum, G Chessed, MA Qadeer… - Microbes and …, 2021 - mid.journals.ekb.eg
Malaria has remained the leading cause of death in children under five years of age and
pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa and other endemic countries. The discoveries of …