Oleic Acid Biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum: Characterization of the Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase and Investigation as a Potential Therapeutic Target.

P. Gratraud, E. Huws, B. Falkard, S. Adjalley, D.A. Fidock, L. Berry, W.R. Jacobs, M.S. Baird, H. Vial, L. Kremer

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e6889
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume4
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2009

Keywords

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Antimalarials/chemistry
  • Cyclopropanes/chemistry
  • Erythrocytes/parasitology
  • Escherichia coli/metabolism
  • Fatty Acids/chemistry
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oleic Acid/biosynthesis
  • Plasmodium falciparum/metabolism
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase/chemistry

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