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Molecular basis for benzimidazole resistance from a novel β-tubulin binding site model.
Journal of molecular graphics & modelling - 1 Sept 2013
Aguayo-Ortiz Rodrigo, Méndez-Lucio Oscar, Romo-Mancillas Antonio, Castillo Rafael, Yépez-Mulia Lilián, Medina-Franco José L, Hernández-Campos Alicia
Abstract excerpt
Benzimidazole-2-carbamate derivatives (BzCs) are the most commonly used antiparasitic drugs for the treatment of protozoan and helminthic infections. BzCs inhibit the microtubule polymerization mechanism through binding selectively to the β-tubulin subunit in which mutations have been identified that lead to drug resistance. Currently, the lack of crystallographic structures of β-tubulin in parasites has limited...
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