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Plasmodium falciparum Mitochondrial Complex III, the Target of Atovaquone, Is Essential for Progression to the Transmissible Sexual Stages
26 Aug 2024
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The Plasmodium falciparum mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC) is responsible for essential metabolic pathways such as de novo pyrimidine synthesis and ATP synthesis. The mETC complex III (cytochrome bc1 complex) is responsible for transferring electrons from ubiquinol to cytochrome c and generating a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane, which is necessary for the function of ATP...
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