| Literature DB >> 23810424 |
Keith Clinch1, Douglas R Crump, Gary B Evans, Keith Z Hazleton, Jennifer M Mason, Vern L Schramm, Peter C Tyler.
Abstract
The pathogenic protozoa responsible for malaria lack enzymes for the de novo synthesis of purines and rely on purine salvage from the host. In Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), hypoxanthine-guanine-xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGXPRT) converts hypoxanthine to inosine monophosphate and is essential for purine salvage making the enzyme an anti-malarial drug target. We have synthesized a number of simple acyclic aza-C-nucleosides and shown that some are potent inhibitors of Pf HGXPRT while showing excellent selectivity for the Pf versus the human enzyme.Entities:
Keywords: HGXPRTase; Malaria; Phosphoribosyltransferase; Protozoa; Purine salvage
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23810424 PMCID: PMC3740065 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.02.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem ISSN: 0968-0896 Impact factor: 3.641