| Literature DB >> 8807047 |
P J Rosenthal1, J E Olson, G K Lee, J T Palmer, J L Klaus, D Rasnick.
Abstract
We evaluated the antimalarial effects of vinyl sulfone cysteine proteinase inhibitors. A number of vinyl sulfones strongly inhibited falcipain, a Plasmodium falciparum cysteine proteinase that is a critical hemoglobinase. In studies of cultured parasites, nanomolar concentrations of three vinyl sulfones inhibited parasite hemoglobin degradation, metabolic activity, and development. The antimalarial effects correlated with the inhibition of falcipain. Our results suggest that vinyl sulfones or related cysteine proteinase inhibitors may have promise as antimalarial agents.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8807047 PMCID: PMC163380
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191