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Combined spatial limitation around residues 16 and 108 of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase explains resistance to cycloguanil.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2012
Vanichtanankul Jarunee, Taweechai Supannee, Uttamapinant Chayasith, Chitnumsub Penchit, Vilaivan Tirayut, Yuthavong Yongyuth, Kamchonwongpaisan Sumalee
Abstract excerpt
Natural mutations of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (PfDHFR) at A16V and S108T specifically confer resistance to cycloguanil (CYC) but not to pyrimethamine (PYR). In order to understand the nature of CYC resistance, the effects of various mutations at A16 on substrate and inhibitor binding were examined. Three series of mutations at A16 with or without the S108T/N mutation were generated. Only...
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