WR99210 is a potent inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), which is a major malarial drug target. It has subnanomolar potency for the wild type, double mutant and quadruple mutant dihydrofolate reductases.
International journal for parasitology, 32(1), 81-89 (2002-02-14)
The genome sequence of Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria in humans, rapidly approaches completion, but our ability to genetically manipulate this organism remains limited. Chromosomal integration has only been achieved following the prolonged
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 61(1), 131-140 (1999-08-04)
As resistance to chloroquine spreads in sub-Saharan Africa, pyrimethamine plus sulfadoxine (PSD) is increasingly used as a first-line treatment for falciparum malaria. Populations of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) resistant to PSD have been selected quickly in other regions. The resistance is
The nature of the interactions between Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (pfDHFR) and antimalarial antifolates, i.e., pyrimethamine (Pyr), cycloguanil (Cyc) and WR99210 including some of their analogues, was investigated by molecular modeling in conjunction with the determination of the inhibition constants
The development of drug resistance is reducing the efficiency of antifolates as antimalarials. This phenomenon has been linked to the occurrence of mutations in the parasite's dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). In this way, the resistance to pyrimethamine and cycloguanil, two potent
The worldwide TB structural genomics initiative has identified several new drug targets for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb). Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate that is essential for DNA synthesis. Inhibition of its activity leads to
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