Medicinal chemistry research

Molecular modeling studies, synthesis and biological evaluation of derivatives of N-phenylbenzamide as Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase ( …

KR Desai, MS Shaikh, EC Coutinho

Index: Desai, Kumar R.; Shaikh, Mushtaque S.; Coutinho, Evans C. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2011 , vol. 20, # 3 p. 321 - 332

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Abstract

Abstract The search for new antimalarial agents is necessary as current drugs in the market have become vulnerable due to the emergence of resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). The enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (Pf DHODH) is a validated target for development of antimalarial agents. Pf DHODH is a crucial enzyme in the de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway and is essential for the growth of the parasite. In this ...