Browsing Research Articles (Biochemistry) by Subject "Adenosylmethionine"

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Biochemical characterisation and novel classification of monofunctional S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase of Plasmodium falciparum

Williams, Marni; Sprenger, Janina; Human, Esmare; Al-Karadaghic, Salem; Persson, Lo; Louw, Abraham Izak; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie (Elsevier B.V., 2011)

Plasmodium falciparum like other organisms is dependent on polyamines for proliferation. Polyamine biosynthesis in these parasites is regulated by a unique bifunctional S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase/ornithine decarboxylase ...
Polyamine homoeostasis as a drug target in pathogenic protozoa : peculiarities and possibilities

Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Williams, Marni; Niemand, Jandeli; Louw, Abraham Izak; Persson, Lo; Heby, Olle (Portland Press on behalf of the Biochemical Society, 2011-04-21)

New drugs are urgently needed for the treatment of tropical and subtropical parasitic diseases, such as African sleeping sickness, Chagas’ disease, leishmaniasis and malaria. Enzymes in polyamine biosynthesis and thiol ...

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