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Towards the identification of the binding site of benzimidazoles to β-tubulin of Trichinella spiralis: insights from computational and experimental data.
Journal of molecular graphics & modelling - 1 Apr 2013
Aguayo-Ortiz Rodrigo, Méndez-Lucio Oscar, Medina-Franco José L, Castillo Rafael, Yépez-Mulia Lilián, Hernández-Luis Francisco, Hernández-Campos Alicia
Abstract excerpt
Benzimidazole-2-carbamate derivatives (BzC) are among the most important broad-spectrum anthelmintic drugs for the treatment of nematode infections. BzC selectively bind to the β-tubulin monomer and inhibit microtubule polymerization. However, the crystallographic structure of the nematode tubulin and the mechanism of action are still unknown. Moreover, the relation between the mechanism of action and the binding...
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